Kinetic study of defluoridation of drinking water by electrocoagulation/electroflotation in a stirred tank reactor and in an external-loop airlift reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Essadki, A H ^a   Gourich, B ^a   Azzi, M ^b   Vial, C ^c   Delmas, H ^d  

^a Ecole Superieur de Technologie   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES AIN CHOCK   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetics; Defluoridation; Electrocoagulation; Electroflotation; Langmuir Freundlich isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BATCH REACTORS; COAGULATION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; KINETIC THEORY; MASS TRANSFER; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ADSORPTION KINETICS; DEFLUORIDATION; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; ELECTROFLOTATION; LANGMUIR-FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS;

KINETICS;

EID: 77957282997     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.037     Document Type: Article

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