Efficient electrochemical degradation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from the effluents of an industrial wastewater treatment plant

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 322, Issue , 2017, Pages 196-204

  Gomez Ruiz, Beatriz ^a   Gómez Lavín, Sonia ^a   Diban, Nazely ^a   Boiteux, Virginie ^b   Colin, Adeline ^b   Dauchy, Xavier ^b   Urtiaga, Ane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

6:2 Fluorotelomers; Boron doped diamond anode (BDD); Electrochemical oxidation; Industrial wastewater; Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); Perfluorocarboxylates

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; CHAINS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; FLUORIDE MINERALS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BORON-DOPED DIAMOND ANODES; FLUOROTELOMERS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATES;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 85017441306     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.040     Document Type: Article

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