scholarly journals The Use of Electrocoagulation to Remove Fluoride, Nitrates and Phosphorous from Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 877 (1) ◽  
pp. 012021
Author(s):  
Rusul K Abdulkhadher ◽  
Ali j Jaeel
Keyword(s):  
Retention Time ◽  
Applied Voltage ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Active Area ◽  
Flow Angle ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Aluminum Electrodes

Abstract In recent times, the concentrations of fluoride, nitrates and phosphates in the water have increased as a result of a decrease in the quantities of water and an increase in industrial waste dumped into the rivers. In the current study, a method of electrocoagulation was depended on to treat water contaminated with fluoride, nitrates, and phosphates, using aluminum electrodes as anode and cathode electrodes. According to the obtained results, it can be noticed that the best fluoride, nitrates, and phosphates removal were 99%, 99%, 100%, respectively. It was obtained with a Hydraulic retention time HRT = 3 hours, an applied voltage = 40 volts, a gap between the used electrodes=2 cm, the anode’s active area= 792 cm2, and the flow angle= zero. By using an initial concentration (5 mg F/l, with pH= 4) for fluoride, (75 mg NO3/l, with pH= 6) for nitrates, and (0.5 mg PO4 / l, with pH=9) for phosphates.

scholarly journals Removal of Cadmium from Industrial Wastewater using Electrocoagulation Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alameen Salem ◽  
Najwa Majeed
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Applied Voltage ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Electrocoagulation Process ◽  
Aluminum Electrodes

Cadmium is one of the heavy metal found in the wastewater of many industries. The electrocoagulation offers many advantages for the removal of cadmium over other methods. So the removal of cadmium from wastewater by using electrocoagulation was studied to investigate the effect of operating parameters on the removal efficiency. The studied parameters were the initial pH, initial concentration, and applied voltage. The study experiments were conducted in a batch reactor with  with two pairs of aluminum electrodes with dimension  and 2mm in thick with 1.5 cm space between them. The optimum removal was obtained at pH =7, initial concentration = 50 mg/L, and applied voltage = 20 V and it was 90%.

scholarly journals Comparison of Azithromycin Removal from Water Using UV Radiation, Fe (VI) Oxidation Process and ZnO Nanoparticles

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1758
Author(s):  
Amirreza Talaiekhozani ◽  
Sahar Joudaki ◽  
Farhad Banisharif ◽  
Zeinab Eskandari ◽  
Jinwoo Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Langmuir Isotherm ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Oxidation Process ◽  
Radiation Power ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Initial Concentration

Antibiotics are resistant to biodegradation, and their removal by biological processes is difficult. The purpose of this study was to investigate the removal of azithromycin from water using ultraviolet radiation (UV), Fe (VI) oxidation process and ZnO nanoparticles. The effect of different parameters such as pH, temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), the concentration of Fe (VI) and ZnO nanoparticles and UV intensity on the removal of azithromycin from water was investigated. The optimal conditions for the removal of azithromycin were a pH of 2, a temperature of 25 °C, a HRT of 15 min, and a ratio of ZnO nanoparticles to the initial concentration of azithromycin (A/P) of 0.00009 which was fitted by Langmuir isotherm. In addition, the optimal conditions for the removal of azithromycin using UV radiation were a pH of 7, a temperature of 65 °C, a HRT of 60 min, and UV radiation power of 163 mW/cm2. For the Fe (VI) oxidation process, the optimal conditions were a pH of 2, a temperature of 50 °C and a HRT of 20 min. Also, the optimal ratio of Fe (VI) to the initial concentration of antibiotic was between 0.011 and 0.012. The results of this study showed that the Fe (VI) oxidation process, UV radiation, and ZnO nanoparticles were efficient methods for the removal of azithromycin from water.

Study on Cu2+ Removal from Water via an Cation Exchange Membrane

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 954-959
Author(s):  
De Hua Xie
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Potassium Ions ◽  
Inlet Concentration ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
External Voltage ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Exchange Membrane

The removal of Cu2+ in water via an ion-exchange membrane under no external voltage condition was studied in the research, and effects such as Cu2+ concentration, concentration of compensation potassium ions, water stirring speed, temperature and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the removal efficiency of Cu2+ were also investigated. The results showed that when the initial concentration of bivalent ion Cu2+ was 0.0787mmol/L （5mg/L）, under the experimental conditions of the water temperature at 25 °C , the HRT was 6h, the hydraulic mixing speed was 600±25rpm, and the concentration of the compensation ion K+ was 10 times as that of Cu2+, and the removal efficiency of Cu2+ could be achieved 85%. In addition, using the same equipments, when the inlet concentration of Cu2+ increased to 0.787mmol/L (50mg/L), the removal efficiency would be decreased to 76%; while the ratio of concentration of compensation potassium ions to that of inlet Cu2+ is larger than 20, the removal efficiency would not change significantly as the ratio continued increasing; the removal efficiency would be decreased to 60% when lowering the stirring speed to 300±25rpm; the removal efficiency would be decreased to 68% when lowering the temperature to 15+1 °C; the removal rate was no significant change when the hydraulic retention time (HRT) from 6h to 12h.

High-rate pond for treatment of piggery wastes

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 357-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Costa ◽  
W. Medri ◽  
C. C. Perdomo
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Total Nitrogen Removal

This work deals with studies on high-rate ponds, a batch working system that is followed by a filter pond where Chinese carp were introduced for piggery wastes treatment. COD removal values for the high-rate pond were in the order of 95% in the summer and 70% in the winter for an initial concentration of 2000 mg/L. Total nitrogen removal values ranged between 90% and 60%, respectively, in summer and winter periods for an initial concentration of 600 mg/L. Seasonal variations, which are mainly observed under differences of temperature, were shown to be not relevant for total phosphorus removal, a process that appears to depend mainly on increases of pH values over 8.5. An hydraulic retention time ranging between 15 to 20 days was found to be best for pond functioning. The plug flow model fits well to the pond's physical characteristics. The filter pond was shown to be a great potential process for removal of algae produced in the high-rate pond.

The nitrogen removal potential of predenitrification systems in sensitive coastal areas

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
E. Görgün ◽  
N. Artan ◽  
D. Orhon ◽  
R. Tasli
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Careful Evaluation ◽  
Denitrification Kinetics

Effective nitrogen removal is now required to protect water quality in sensitive coastal areas. This involves a much more difficult treatment process than for conventional domestic sewage as wastewater quantity and quality exhibits severe fluctuations in touristic zones. Activated sludge is currently the most widely used wastewater treatment and may be upgraded as a predenitrification system for nitrogen removal. Interpretation of nitrification and denitrification kinetics reveal a number of useful correlations between significant parameters such as sludge age, C/N ratio, hydraulic retention time, total influent COD. Nitrogen removal potential of predenitrification may be optimized by careful evaluation of wastewater character and the kinetic correlations.

Evaluation of a tropical single-cell waste stabilization pond system for irrigation

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. O. Ceballos ◽  
A. Konig ◽  
B. Lomans ◽  
A. B. Athayde ◽  
H. W. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Single Cell ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Waste Stabilization Pond ◽  
North East ◽  
Helminth Eggs ◽  
Waste Stabilization ◽  
Better Than

A single full-scale primary facultative pond in Sapé, north-east Brazil was monitored for performance and efficiency. The pond had a hydraulic retention time of 61 days and achieved a 95% BOD5 removal efficiency and had no helminth eggs in the effluent. The effluent failed to meet the WHO faecal coliform guideline for unrestricted irrigation. The pond was dominated by the cyanobacterium Microcystis and gave better than predicted orthophosphate removal. Details of how the system could be simply upgraded utilizing the same land are discussed.

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