Electrochemically induced oxidative precipitation of Fe(II) for As(III) oxidation and removal in synthetic groundwater

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5145-5153

  Tong, Man ^a   Yuan, Songhu ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Liao, Peng ^a   Alshawabkeh, Akram N ^b   Xie, Xianjun ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; IRON; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER; ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENTS; AS OXIDATION(III); OXIDATIVE PRECIPITATION; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; SYNTHETIC GROUNDWATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORINE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENIC; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MOBILIZATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ARSENIC; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84899869727     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500409m     Document Type: Article

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