Electrochemical oxidation of the sulfide ion in synthetic geothermal brines in batch cells using coke electrodes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 6261-6266

  Rankin, Keegan ^a   Bejan, Dorin ^a   Bunce, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELLS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; GEOTHERMAL BRINES; KINETIC BEHAVIOR; LOW-YIELD; ORGANOSULFUR; SULFIDE IONS; TWO STAGE;

COKE; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; SULFUR;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 77957974218     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901511a     Document Type: Article

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