Ion-exchange-assisted electrochemical removal of heavy metals from dilute solutions in a stirred-tank electrochemical reactor: A mass-transfer study

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 11655-11662

  Abdel Aziz, Mohame Helmy ^a,b   Nirdosh, Inderjit ^a   Sedahmed, Gomaa Hanfy ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION-CONTROLLED; ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL; ENHANCING EFFECT; IMPELLER GEOMETRY; IMPELLER ROTATION; PARALLEL PLATES;

ELECTRIC REACTORS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; IMPELLERS; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 84883194209     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie400548w     Document Type: Article

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