The electrocoagulation, an alternative to the conventional coagulation process of wastewater;La electrocoagulación, una alternativa al proceso convencional de coagulación de aguas residuales

Afinidad

Volumn 65, Issue 539, 2009, Pages 27-37

  Cañizares, Pablo ^a   Martínez, Fabiola ^a   Sáez, Cristina ^a   Rodrigo, Manuel Andrés ^a  

^a Analytical Chemistry and Food Science Dept   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colloids dispersion; Electrocoagulation; O W emulsion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957793756     PISSN: 00019704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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