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Experimental study on electrocoagulation of textile wastewater by continuous horizontal flow through aluminum baffles

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We investigated the feasibility of applying a continuous textile wastewater (TWW) treatment, which was accomplished by using electrocoagulation (EC) unit with zigzag horizontal flow across a series of mono-polar aluminum plate baffles. The effects of operating parameters such as current density (20-80 A/m2) and detention time (5-40 min) on turbidity, color, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS) and total dissolved solids (TDS) removal were studied. The optimum conditions were determined as 60 A/m2 and 20min by monitoring zeta potential (ζ) of effluent. At the optimum conditions, removal efficiencies for turbidity (97.63%), color (87.87%), COD (93.3%), TSS (94.02%), and TDS (52.13%) were observed. Further, addition of 4mg/L of NaCl dose in the TWW modified conductivity suitably, thereby reducing electrical energy consumption per cubic meter of waste water and specific electrical energy consumption (SEEC) from 13.33 to 2.67kWh/m3, and 23.84 to 4.77kWh/kg Al, respectively. Comparing the EC with conventional coagulation process, EC showed better pollutant removal efficiency.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, Maharashtra, 416415, India

    Mayur Ashok Ubale & Vitthal Dnyandeo Salkar

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Ubale, M.A., Salkar, V.D. Experimental study on electrocoagulation of textile wastewater by continuous horizontal flow through aluminum baffles. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 34, 1044–1050 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-016-0351-8

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