Many industrial processes would require enormous amounts of water, which could ultimately result in wastewater. Water scarcity in many parts of the world makes this situation unsustainable. In order to reuse wastewater in industrial processes or for other purposes, wastewater must be treated properly. In industrial wastewater treatment, electrocoagulation-flotation (ECF) can be used to dissolve sacrificial electrodes and produce metal coagulant in-situ by applying a current to the electrodes. The reactor design and electrode configuration can profoundly affect the performance of electrocoagulation-flotation (ECF). While most conventional ECF reactors use an open-vertical electrode configuration in rectangular cells, mixing is limited by vertical electrodes that make a barrier and disrupt the flow hydrodynamics. The effects of these factors may influence removal efficiency, flow hydrodynamic, floc formation, and flotation/settling characteristics. The present work aimed to optimize the ECF process by developing an innovative electrode configuration. A variety of parameters were examined to determine the effectiveness of the removal of contaminants from industrial wastewater that had turbidity, emulsified oil, and heavy metals (Si, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu, Cr, and Cd), as well as stirring speed and foaming. Additionally, the experimental results of the innovative electrode configuration were compared with those of the conventional rectangular cell with plate electrode configuration. Based on the results, the innovative electrode configuration consumed approximately 20% less energy than a conventional ECF for operating times of 10, 20, 30, 32, 48, and 70 minutes. As a result of the enhanced flow hydrodynamic, the formed gas bubbles tilted toward the center, significantly reducing foam formation. There was also an investigation of the dominant operating parameters for electrocoagulation-flotation (ECF) that could affect the removal efficiency, including current density (CD), initial pH, electrolytic conductivity, dosage of ...


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    Titel :

    Optimization of electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) for industrial wastewater treatment



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    13.03.2023


    Medientyp :

    Hochschulschrift


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



    Klassifikation :

    DDC:    600 / 620 / 627



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