Electrochemical treatment of wastewater polluted by nitrate: Selective reduction to N2on Boron-Doped Diamond cathode

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-212

  Georgeaud, V ^a   Diamand, A ^a   Borrut, D ^b   Grange, D ^c   Coste, M ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche sur l'Eau   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche Sur la Propreté et l'Energie   (France)

^c Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

Boron Doped Diamond (BDD); Design of experiments; Electro reduction; Nitrates

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PH VALUES; BORON DOPED DIAMOND; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS METHODS; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; NITRATE REDUCTION; SELECTIVE REDUCTION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BORON; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DIAMONDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NITRATES; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; BORON; DIAMOND; NITRATE;

AMMONIUM; BORON; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PH; REDUCTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PH; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; BORON; DIAMOND; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79551719112     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.034     Document Type: Article

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