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Studying interactive effects of operational parameters on continuous bipolar electrocoagulation–flotation process for treatment of high-load compost leachate
Amani, T.; Veysi, K.; Dastyar, W. & Elyasi, Sh.
Abstract
In this research, performance of continuous
electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) process in treating
compost leachate, a complex structure and high pollutant
load, has been investigated. The effects of initial chemical
oxygen demand (COD) concentration, voltage, hydraulic
retention time (HRT), and electrode distance (ED) on COD
and total suspended solid (TSS) removals were surveyed.
The comparison results among some initial batch experiments
for various configurations (Al–Al, Al–Fe, Fe–Fe,
and Fe–Al) showed that Al–Al bears higher COD and TSS
removals. The variables’ interactive effects on COD and
TSS removal efficiency in continuous runs for Al–Al
configuration were analyzed and correlated by response
surface methodology (RSM). Ultimately, experimental
results analysis showed that continuous ECF could effectively
reduce COD and TSS by 96 and 99 %, respectively,
at the optimum conditions of influent COD 13,600 mg/L,
voltage 19 V, HRT 75 min, and ED 3 cm. Confirmation
tests showed 95 % confidence interval for reasonable
agreement of the predicted values from fitted correlations
and experimental results. Also, according to outcomes
analysis, COD concentration and HRT were, respectively,
the most effective items for both COD and TSS removals.
Observations showed that applied continuous ECF could
efficiently satisfy direct discharge standards at optimal and
controlled conditions.
Keywords
Municipal wastewater; COD removal; Physicochemical process; Al–Al electrode; Response surface methodology (RSM)
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