Remediation of wastewaters containing tetrahydrofuran. Study of the electrochemical mineralization on BDD electrodes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 239, Issue , 2014, Pages 341-350

  Urtiaga, A ^a   Fernandez Castro, P ^a   Gomez P ^a   Ortiz, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boron doped diamond electrodes; Electrochemical oxidation; Industrial wastewaters; Tetrahydrofuran

Indexed keywords

BORON DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODES; BORON-DOPED DIAMOND ANODES; FOLLOWING OPERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; POLLUTED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROOXIDATION; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REDUCTION;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84890105271     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.11.028     Document Type: Article

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