Removal of antimony from antimony mine flotation wastewater by electrocoagulation with aluminum electrodes

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1066-1071

  Zhu, Jing ^a,b,c   Wu, Fengchang ^d   Pan, Xiangliang ^a   Guo, Jianyang ^a   Wen, Dongsheng ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Antimony; Electrocoagulation; Sodium butyl xanthate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; ANTIMONY CONCENTRATION; CARCINOGENIC PROPERTIES; DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION TECHNIQUE; EMISSION STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; INITIAL PH; OPERATION PARAMETERS; POLLUTED AREA; QUALITY SUPERVISION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STATE ADMINISTRATION; TREATED WASTEWATER;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY MINES; COAGULATION; FLOTATION; PH EFFECTS; SODIUM; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; COAGULATION; ELECTROKINESIS; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79960374835     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60550-5     Document Type: Article

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