Effect of the Fe3+/Cu2+ ratio on the removal of the recalcitrant oxalic and oxamic acids by electro-Fenton and solar photoelectro-Fenton

Solar Energy

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 242-253

  Garcia Segura, Sergi ^a   Brillas, Enric ^a   Cornejo Ponce, Lorena ^b   Salazar, Ricardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acids; Electro Fenton; Iron and copper complexes; Solar photolysis

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBOXYLATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COAL TAR; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODES; MINERALOGY; MIXTURES; OXALIC ACID; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS;

APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; BORON-DOPED DIAMOND ANODES; CARBOXYLATE COMPLEXES; COPPER COMPLEXES; ELECTRO-FENTON; OXALIC AND OXAMIC ACIDS; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; SOLAR PHOTOLYSIS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; DEGRADATION; DIAMOND; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; MINERALIZATION; OXALIC ACID; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84951089911     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.11.033     Document Type: Article

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