Enhancement of COD-Nutrients Removals and Filterability of Secondary Clarifier Municipal Wastewater Influent Using Electrocoagulation Technique

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 673-680

  Al Shannag, Mohammad ^a   Bani Melhem, Khalid ^b   Al Anber, Zaid ^a   Al Qodah, Zakaria ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

COD nutrient removals; electrocoagulation; iron electrode; wastewater filterability; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DC FIELD; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION TECHNIQUE; HIGH VOLTAGE; IRON ELECTRODES; LOCAL PH; LOW VOLTAGES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OXIDATION POTENTIALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SECONDARY CLARIFIER; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; VOLTAGE GRADIENT; WASTEWATER SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; ELECTRODES; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 84873646594     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.707729     Document Type: Article

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