Evaluation of electrocoagulation for the pre-treatment of coal seam water

Journal of Water Process Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2014, Pages 166-178

  Millar, Graeme J ^a   Lin, Jack ^a   Arshad, Aasma ^a   Couperthwaite, Sara J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal bed methane; Coal seam gas; Electrocoagulation; Produced water; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926385061     PISSN: 22147144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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