Investigation for the possibility of nitrogen removal from industrial effluent of bone glue industry using a batch electrocoagulation unit with monopolar horizontal electrodes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 31-38

  El Shazly, A H ^a  

^a Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bone glue industry; Electrocoagulation; Monopolar electrode; Nitrogen removal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251513284     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1407     Document Type: Article

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