Use of DiaCell modules for the electro-disinfection of secondary-treated wastewater with diamond anodes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 306, Issue , 2016, Pages 433-440

  Cano, Anaid ^a   Barrera, Carlos ^a   Cotillas, Salvador ^b   Llanos, Javier ^b   Cañizares, Pablo ^b   Rodrigo, Manuel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diamond electrodes; Disinfection; Electrolysis; Scale up; Stacks

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CURRENT DENSITY; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS;

DIAMOND ELECTRODE; DISINFECTION PROCESS; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SCALE-UP; SECONDARY TREATMENT; STACKS; TREATED WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84979790846     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.07.090     Document Type: Article

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