A simple and effective strategy to fast remove chromium (VI) and organic pollutant in photoelectrocatalytic process at low voltage

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 306, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-30

  Liu, Chengbin ^a   Ding, Yangbin ^a   Wu, Wenqun ^a   Teng, Yarong ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fast removal; Heavy metals; Low voltage; Organic pollutants; Simultaneous removal

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CATHODES; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRAPHENE; HEAVY METALS; MASS TRANSFER; NANOTUBES; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; YARN;

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2 ,4-D); ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD FORCE; LOW VOLTAGES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PROTON CONCENTRATIONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84979211174     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.07.043     Document Type: Article

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