Removal of humic substances by electrocoagulation (EC) process and characterization of floc size growth mechanism under optimum conditions

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-253

  Ulu, Feride ^a   Barişçi, Sibel ^a   Kobya, Mehmet ^a   Särkkä, Heikki ^b   Sillanpää, Mika ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Floc size; Humic acid; Natural organic matter; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COAGULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; ZETA POTENTIAL;

COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; FLOC SIZE; HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER REMOVALS (NOM); NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PARTICLE SIZE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84905027068     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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