Removal of arsenic from drinking water: A comparative study between electrocoagulation-microfiltration and chemical coagulation-microfiltration processes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 645-651

  Mólgora, Cesar Calderon ^a   Domínguez, Alejandra Martín ^a   Avila, Eloy Mundo ^b   Drogui, Patrick ^c   Buelna, Gerardo ^d  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

^b Environmental Engineering (UNAM)   (Mexico)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^d Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Chemical coagulation; Drinking water; Electrocoagulation; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC REMOVAL; CHEMICAL COAGULATIONS; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; INTERELECTRODE GAPS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; REMOVAL OF ARSENICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARSENIC; COAGULATION; MICROFILTRATION; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84883437352     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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