Improvement of textile dye removal by electrocoagulation with low-cost steel wool cathode reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 192, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-44

  Wei, Ming Chi ^a   Wang, Kai Sung ^b   Huang, Chin Lin ^b   Chiang, Chih Wei ^b   Chang, Tsung Jen ^b   Lee, Shiuan Shinn ^b   Chang, Shih Hsien ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Azo; Electrocoagulation; Steel wool cathode; Xanthene

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; AZO; ELECTROCOAGULATION; STEEL WOOL CATHODE; XANTHENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BYPRODUCTS; COAGULATION; IRON; KETONES; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER CONSERVATION; WOOL; YARN;

CATHODES;

VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 84862305726     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.03.086     Document Type: Article

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