Characterization of a bipolar parallel-plate electrochemical reactor for water disinfection using low conductivity drinking water

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-52

  Henquin E R ^a   Colli, A N ^a   Bergmann, M E H ^b   Bisang, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar electrodes; Drinking water disinfection; Electrochemical reactors; Parallel plate electrodes

Indexed keywords

APPLIED POTENTIALS; BIPOLAR ELECTRODES; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; ELECTRODE THICKNESS; GALVANOSTATICS; GLASS BEAD; INTERELECTRODE GAPS; LOW CONDUCTIVITY; PARALLEL PLATES; PARALLEL-PLATE ELECTRODES; PLASTIC PLATES; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCTION OF; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; SOLUTION PHASE; TI SHEETS; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; WATER DISINFECTIONS;

DISINFECTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC REACTORS; LAPLACE EQUATION; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84873993140     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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