Optimization of arsenic removal from drinking water by electrocoagulation batch process using response surface methodology

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 34-36, 2013, Pages 6676-6687

  Kobya, M ^a   Demirbas, E ^a   Gebologlu, U ^a   Oncel, M S ^a   Yildirim, Y ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Drinking water; Electrocoagulation; Operating cost; Optimization; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; ELECTROKINESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

EID: 84887127132     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.769700     Document Type: Article

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