Physico-chemical properties of pristine graphene and its performance as electrode material for electro-Fenton treatment of wastewater

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 214, Issue , 2016, Pages 217-230

  Mousset, Emmanuel ^a   Wang, Zuxin ^a   Hammaker, Joshua ^a   Lefebvre, Olivier ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

3D porous cathode; electro Fenton; electrocatalytic activity; graphene; nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; FELT; FOAMS; GRAPHENE; MINERALOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRO-FENTON; ELECTRO-FENTON TREATMENTS; ELECTROACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROUS CATHODES;

CATHODES;

EID: 84982107138     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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