Electro-coagulation treatment efficiency of graphite, iron and aluminum electrodes using alum and wood ash electrolytes on a Kraft pulp and paper mill effluent

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1526-1535

  Orori, O B ^a   Etiegni L ^a   Senelwa, K ^a   Mwamburi, M M ^a   Balozi, K B ^a   Barisa, G K ^a   Omutange, E S ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Electro coagulation; Graphite; Iron; Kraft mill; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AERATED LAGOONS; AL ELECTRODE; ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; COD REDUCTION; COST OF TREATMENTS; ELECTRO-COAGULATION; KRAFT MILLS; LEACHATES; POWER CONSUMPTION; PULP AND PAPER MILL; PULP AND PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS; SAMPLING POINTS; SPECIFIC POWER CONSUMPTION; SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; WOOD ASH;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROLYTES; GRAPHITE; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; LAKES; LEACHING; OPERATING COSTS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; WASTEWATER; WOOD;

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ELECTROLYTE; ELEMENT; GRAPHITE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; IRON;

ALUMINUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTROLYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAPHITE; IRON; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLOR; DENSITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; LAGOON; LEACHING; PAPER INDUSTRY; PH; POND; POWER ANALYSIS; PULP MILL; SLUDGE; TANK; WOOD ASH;

ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; GRAPHITE; IRON; KRAFT PULPING; LAKES; LEACHING; OPERATING COSTS; WASTE WATERS; WOOD;

EID: 78649652315     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.936     Document Type: Article

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