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Optimization of textile wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation-microfiltration using recycled electrodes and Box-Behnken design

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This study investigated the treatment of textile wastewater through the use of electrocoagulation (EC) with recycled aluminium electrodes, as well as the combination of EC with microfiltration (MF) processes. Through the optimization of various conditions, the EC process demonstrated high levels of color, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency, with over 90% removal rates achieved at the optimized operating conditions of 100 min reaction time, 0.30 A current density, a 1 cm inter-electrode distance, and the use of 4 electrodes with the mono-polar system in parallel. To further improve upon these results, the response surface methodology was applied using an experimental Box-Behnken design, with factors such as current intensity, inter-electrode distance, and transmembrane pressure considered. The results showed that the combination of EC and MF was highly effective in reducing color, turbidity, and COD, with removal percentages of 99.2261, 99.1856, and 98.5628% achieved. Furthermore, the method was highly effective in removing Azucryl red dye and poly black dye from colored wastewater, demonstrating its potential for use in treating textile wastewater effluent.

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  1. Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of 20th August 1955, Skikda, Algeria

    Kenza Elhadeuf & Nabil Bougdah

  2. Research Laboratory of Interactions, Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Biotechnology, LRIBEB University of 20th August 1955, Skikda, Algeria

    Kenza Elhadeuf

  3. Laboratory of Research on the Physical Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces (LRPCSI ), University of 20th August 1955, Skikda, Algeria

    Nabil Bougdah

  4. Laboratory LIPE, University Salah Boubnider–Constantine 3, Constantine, Algeria

    Mustapha Chikhi & Fouzia Balaska

  5. Department of Environmental Engineering, University Salah Boubnider–Constantine 3, New City Ali Menjeli, 25000, Constantine, Algeria

    Mustapha Chikhi & Fouzia Balaska

  6. LPESEA, University of Science and Technology of Oran–Mohamed-Boudiaf, Oran, Algeria

    Chouaib Ben Djaballah

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Elhadeuf, K., Bougdah, N., Chikhi, M. et al. Optimization of textile wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation-microfiltration using recycled electrodes and Box-Behnken design. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 136, 981–1003 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-023-02395-y

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