Electro-fenton removal of polyvinyl alcohol from aqueous solutions using an activated carbon fiber cathode

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3735-3742

  Chou, Wei Lung ^a   Chen, Li Shien ^b   Wang, Chih Ta ^c   Lee, Sheng Ru ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated carbon fibre cathode; Electrical energy consumption; Electro Fenton; Hydrogen peroxide; Polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; OXYGEN; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; REACTION RATE; REDUCTION;

EID: 84875751898     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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