In-situ caustic generation from sewage: The impact of caustic strength and sewage composition

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5828-5835

  Pikaar, Ilje ^a   Rozendal, René A ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a,b   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caustic; Corrosion; Electrochemical; Sewer; Sulfide; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; IMPACT STRENGTH; SEWERS; SODIUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; ATTRACTIVE STRATEGIES; CAUSTIC; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMICAL ASSESSMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; SULFIDE;

SEWAGE;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CAUSTIC AGENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MAGNESIUM; PROTON; SODIUM;

BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PH; SEWAGE; SODIUM; SULFIDE; WATER INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; STORAGE; STRENGTH;

CAUSTIC; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL; SEWER; SULFIDE; WASTEWATER;

SEWAGE; SULFIDES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84884411557     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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