Electrochemical antimony removal from accumulator acid: Results from removal trials in laboratory cells

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 196, Issue , 2011, Pages 59-65

  Bergmann, M E Henry ^a   Koparal, A Savas ^b  

^a ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accumulator acid; Antimony; Antimony removal; Electrochemical deposition

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATOR ACID; ACID REGENERATION; ALTERNATIVE PROCESS; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANTIMONY SPECIES; CELL CURRENT; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; GRAPHITE CATHODES; LABORATORY CELLS; LABORATORY SCALE; NEUTRALISATION; PLATE ELECTRODES; REAL SYSTEMS; RELATIVE ENERGIES; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS;

CATHODES; ELECTRIC REACTORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXPERIMENTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REDUCTION;

SULFURIC ACID;

ANTIMONY; COPPER; ELECTROLYTE; PLATINUM; SULFURIC ACID;

ANTIMONY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY USE; GRAPHITE; LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; NEUTRALIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SULFURIC ACID;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; ANTIMONY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SULFURIC ACIDS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 80455176989     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.073     Document Type: Article

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