Energy efficient electrocoagulation using a new flow column reactor to remove nitrate from drinking water – Experimental, statistical, and economic approach

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 196, Issue , 2017, Pages 224-233

  Hashim, Khalid S ^a,b   Shaw, Andy ^a   Al Khaddar, Rafid ^a   Pedrola, Montserrat Ortoneda ^a   Phipps, David ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Electrocoagulation; Hydrogen gas; Modelling; Nitrate removal; Perforated electrodes; SEM

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OPERATING COSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COLUMN REACTORS; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; HYDROGEN GAS; MODELING; NITRATES REMOVAL; PERFORATED ELECTRODE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRONS;

POTABLE WATER;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS; HYDROGEN; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRATES; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 85014860174     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.017     Document Type: Article

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