Electrochemical denitrification and kinetics study using Ti/IrO2-TiO2-RuO2 as the anode and Cu/Zn as the cathode

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 214, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-90

  Fan, Nianwen ^a   Li, Zhengkui ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a   Wu, Ningmei ^a   Zhou, Tao ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical nitrate reduction; Exponential Decay 2; Indirect oxidation; Kinetics; Ti IrO2 TiO2 RuO2

Indexed keywords

DIRECT OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DENITRIFICATION; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; INDIRECT OXIDATION; KINETICS STUDIES; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT; NITRATE REDUCTION; NITRATE REMOVAL; OPTIMAL CURRENT; TIO; UNDIVIDED CELL;

ANODIC OXIDATION; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CATHODES; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME KINETICS; KINETICS; NITRATES; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

REDUCTION;

EID: 84869229794     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.026     Document Type: Article

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