Journal of
Petroleum and Gas Engineering

  • Abbreviation: J. Petroleum Gas Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2677
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPGE
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 123

Full Length Research Paper

Removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons from waste water by electrocoagulation

Ehssan Mohamed Reda Nassef
  • Ehssan Mohamed Reda Nassef
  • Petrochemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Pharos University, Canal El Mahmoudia Street, Beside Green Plaza Complex Alexandria, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 08 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2014
  •  Published: 26 September 2014

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