Efficient treatment of perfluorohexanoic acid by nanofiltration followed by electrochemical degradation of the NF concentrate

Water Research

Volumn 112, Issue , 2017, Pages 147-156

  Soriano, Álvaro ^a   Gorri, Daniel ^a   Urtiaga, Ane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boron doped diamond electrode; Electrooxidation; Nanofiltration; Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); Perfluorohexanoic acid

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROOXIDATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARALLEL FLOW; REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BORON DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODES; CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATERS; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; VOLUME REDUCTION FACTOR;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

BICARBONATE; BORON; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHLORIDE; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SODIUM; SULFATE; DIAMOND; FLUOROCARBON; WATER POLLUTANT;

BORON; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FILTRATION; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRESSURE EFFECT; SEPARATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFOULING; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CURRENT DENSITY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER PERMEABILITY; CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BORON; DIAMOND; FLUOROCARBONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85010950561     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.043     Document Type: Article

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