Electrochemical degradation of pharmaceutical effluents on carbon-based electrodes

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 627-634

  Motoc, Sorina ^a   Manea, Florica ^a   Pop, Aniela ^a   Pode, Rodica ^a   Teodosiu, Carmen ^b  

^a POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^b GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Carbon based electrode; Electrochemical degradation; Pharmaceutical effluent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862498358     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2012.079     Document Type: Article

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