Advanced reduction of Cr(VI) in real chrome-plating wastewater using a VUV photoreactor: Batch and continuous-flow experiments

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 218-224

  Moussavi, Gholamreza ^a   Jiani, Fatemeh ^a   Shekoohiyan, Sakine ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Advanced reduction process; Chromium (VI); Photocatalyst; Photoreduction; Vacuum UV

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM PLATING; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

BATCH EXPERIMENTS; CONTINUOUS-FLOW EXPERIMENTS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC REDUCTANTS; PHOTO-REDUCTION; REDUCTION PROCESS; VACUUM UV;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84938058629     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.07.047     Document Type: Article

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