Review of the factors relevant to the design and operation of an electrocoagulation system for wastewater treatment

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 421-429

  Lee, Sin Yin ^a   Gagnon, Graham A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Electrodes; Electrolyte; Operational factors; Power source; System design

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CATHODIC PROTECTION; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FLOTATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL COAGULATIONS; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; OPERATIONAL FACTORS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; POWER SOURCES; STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84912045979     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/er-2014-0009     Document Type: Review

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