Fixed bed reactors with three dimensional electrodes for electrochemical treatment of waters for disinfection

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 211-212, Issue , 2012, Pages 479-487

  Mascia, M ^a   Vacca, A ^a   Palmas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active chlorine; Disinfection; DSA anodes; Electrochemical reactors; Hydrodynamics; Three dimensional electrodes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CHLORINE; CHLORIDE IONS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; FIXED BED; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FLOW CONDITION; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; OXIDATION BY-PRODUCTS; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SECONDARY DISINFECTION; STEADY STATE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE; TITANIUM GRIDS;

ANODES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTION; ELECTRIC REACTORS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATINUM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

CHLORINE;

EID: 84867837915     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.091     Document Type: Article

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