Kinetic study of the simultaneous electrochemical removal of aqueous nitrogen compounds using BDD electrodes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 197, Issue , 2012, Pages 475-482

  Perez G ^a   Ibanez R ^a   Urtiaga, A M ^a   Ortiz, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BDD electrodes; Chloride oxidation; Nitrate electro reduction; Nitrite electro oxidation

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIUM; BDD ELECTRODES; BORON-DOPED DIAMOND ANODES; BULK SOLUTIONS; CATHODE ELECTRODES; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CONSTANT CURRENT DENSITY; DISSOLVED NITROGEN; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL; ELEMENTARY REACTION; INITIAL SOLUTION; KINETIC ANALYSIS; KINETIC BEHAVIOR; KINETIC CONSTANT; KINETIC STUDY; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; NITRITE ION; OXIDATION RATES; OXIDATION REACTIONS; REACTION PATHWAYS; REDUCTION RATE; REDUCTION REACTION; REMOVAL KINETICS; SODIUM NITRATES; SODIUM NITRITE;

AMMONIA; IONS; KINETICS; NITRATES; OXIDATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

REDUCTION;

EID: 84863206272     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.05.062     Document Type: Article

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