Biodegradability enhancement of wastewater containing cefalexin by means of the electro-Fenton oxidation process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 227-228, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-48

  Ledezma Estrada, Adriana ^a,b   Li, Yu You ^a,c   Wang, Aimin ^a,d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); Biodegradability enhancement; Cefalexin; Electro Fenton process

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; BIODEGRADABILITY ENHANCEMENT; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CEFALEXIN; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; ELECTRO-FENTON; ELECTRO-FENTON OXIDATION; ELECTRO-FENTON PROCESS; INPUT VARIABLES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS;

ANODIC OXIDATION; CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CEFALEXIN; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRO FENTON OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FENTON REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINERALIZATION; PH; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CEPHALEXIN; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84863582219     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.04.079     Document Type: Article

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