Removal of toxic pollutants from pulp mill effluents by electrocoagulation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-150

  Vepsäläinen, Mikko ^a,b   Kivisaari, Heli ^c   Pulliainen, Martti ^d   Oikari, Aimo ^c   Sillanpää, Mika ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d Savcor Forest Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Copper; Electrocoagulation; Pulp and paper mill wastewater; Resin acids; Toxicity removal

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCOAGULATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INITIAL PH; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES; PULP AND PAPER MILL WASTEWATER; PULP MILL EFFLUENT; RESIN ACIDS; STATISTICAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TOXIC POLLUTANTS; TREATMENT TIME; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WOOD ROSIN;

BACTERIOLOGY; COAGULATION; COPPER; EFFLUENTS; INVESTMENTS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PH EFFECTS; POLLUTION; PULP; PULP MANUFACTURE; SYNTHETIC RESINS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BACTERIOLOGY; BARKING; COAGULATION; COPPER; INVESTMENT; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS; REMOVAL; RESIN ACIDS; TOXICITY; WASTE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 80052414631     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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