scholarly journals Removal of Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn Present in Aqueous Solution Using Coupled Electrocoagulation-Phytoremediation Treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Ferniza-García ◽  
Araceli Amaya-Chávez ◽  
Gabriela Roa-Morales ◽  
Carlos E. Barrera-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Typha Latifolia ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Parallel Arrangement ◽  
Aluminum Electrodes ◽  
Cadmium Lead

This study presents the results of a coupled electrocoagulation-phytoremediation treatment for the reduction of copper, cadmium, lead, and zinc, present in aqueous solution. The electrocoagulation was carried out in a batch reactor using aluminum electrodes in parallel arrangement; the optimal conditions were current density of 8 mA/cm2 and operating time of 180 minutes. For phytoremediation the macrophytes, Typha latifolia L., were used during seven days of treatment. The results indicated that the coupled treatment reduced metal concentrations by 99.2% Cu, 81.3% Cd, and 99.4% Pb, while Zn increased due to the natural concentrations of the plant used.

scholarly journals Removal of Cr 3+ by electrocoagulation from simulated wastewater

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Ulambayar ◽  
J Oyuntsetseg ◽  
A Tsiiregzen ◽  
D Bayaraa
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Chemical Substances ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Electrocoagulation Process ◽  
Simulated Wastewater ◽  
Maximum Removal

Trivalent chromium (Cr3+) removal from aqueous solution  by electrocoagulation using iron electrodes material was investigated in this paper. Effects of current density, initial concentration of Cr 3+, operating time,  pH, electrode distance, and operating cost have been investigated. At higher current density and solution pH, remarkable removal of Cr3+ was observed. Experiments have been show that the maximum removal percentage of the Cr3+ 99.89 % was at initial concentration 1000mg/L,  current density 9.34mA/cm2 and reaction time 1 hours. Energy consumption was calculated  for Cr3+ removal at different time. The method is observed to be very effective in the removal Cr3+ ion from aqueous solution. Electrocoagulation process need simple equipment, designable any size, use any chemical substances and low operating cost.DOI: http://doi.dx.org/10.5564/mjc.v15i0.330 Mongolian Journal of Chemistry 15 (41), 2014, p89-93

Use of Nanopillars-TiO2 Thin Films in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Bromophenol Blue from Aqueous Solution

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
C. Lalhriatpuia ◽  
◽  
Thanhming liana ◽  
K. Vanlaldinpuia
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Bromophenol Blue ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bet Specific Surface Area ◽  
Interfering Ions

The photocatalytic activity of Nanopillars-TiO2 thin films was assessed in the degradation of Bromophenol blue (BPB) dye from aqueous solution under batch reactor operations. The thin films were characterized by the XRD, SEM and AFM analytical methods. BET specific surface area and pore sizes were also obtained. The XRD data showed anatase phase of TiO2 particles with average particle size of 25.4 and 21.9 nm, for S1 and S2 catalysts respectively. The SEM and AFM images indicated the catalyst composed with Nanosized pillars of TiO2, evenly distributed on the surface of the substrate. The average height of the pillars was found to be 180 and 40 nm respectively for the S1 and S2 catalyst. The BET specific surface area and pore sizes of S1 and S2 catalyst were found to be 5.217 and 1.420 m2/g and 7.77 and 4.16 nm respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of BPB using the UV light was studied at wide range of physico-chemical parametric studies to determine the mechanism of degradation as well as the practical applicability of the technique. The batch reactor operations were conducted at varied pH (pH 4.0 to 10.0), BPB initial concentration (1.0 to 20.0 mg/L) and presence of several interfering ions, i.e., cadmium nitrate, copper sulfate, zinc chloride, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, glycine, oxalic acid and EDTA in the photocatalytic degradation of BPB. The maximum percent removal of BPB was observed at pH 6.0 and a low initial concentration of the pollutant highly favours the photocatalytic degradation using thin films. The presence of several interfering ions suppressed the photocatalytic activity of thin films to some extent. The time dependence photocatalytic degradation of BPB was demonstrated with the pseudo-first-order rate kinetics. Study was further extended with total organic carbon measurement using the TOC (Total Organic Carbon) analysis. This demonstrated an apparent mineralization of BPB from aqueous solutions.

scholarly journals Determination of optimal conditions for the removal of 4-chlorophenol using several peroxidases in a stirred batch reactor

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S122-S123
Author(s):  
D. Barbosa ◽  
J. Bastida ◽  
A.M. Hidalgo ◽  
M.C. Montiel ◽  
S. Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Optimal Conditions

Removal of phenol from steel wastewater by combined electrocoagulation with photo-Fenton

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 1260-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Malakootian ◽  
Mohammad Reza Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Steel Industry ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Steel Mills ◽  
Real Wastewater

Abstract Phenol and its derivatives are available in various industries such as refineries, coking plants, steel mills, drugs, pesticides, paints, plastics, explosives and herbicides industries. This substance is carcinogenic and highly toxic to humans. The purpose of the study was to investigate the removal of phenol from wastewater of the steel industry using the electrocoagulation–photo-Fenton (EC-PF) process. Phenol and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency were investigated using the parameters pH, Fe2+/H2O2, reaction time and current density. The highest removal efficiency rates of phenol and COD were 100 and 98%, respectively, for real wastewater under optimal conditions of pH = 4, current density = 1.5 mA/cm2, Fe2+/H2O2 = 1.5 and reaction time of 25 min. Combination of the two effective methods for the removal of phenol and COD, photocatalytic electrocoagulation photo-Fenton process is a suitable alternative for the removal of organic pollutants in industry wastewater because of the low consumption of chemicals, absence of sludge and other side products, and its high efficiency.

scholarly journals Electrochemical oxidation of sulfamethoxazole using Ti/SnO2-Sb/Co-PbO2 electrode through ANN-PSO

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (7) ◽  
pp. 713-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiteng Wan ◽  
Chunji Jin ◽  
Banghai Liu ◽  
Zonglian She ◽  
Mengchun Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Electrochemical Oxidation ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Ann Model ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Pbo2 Electrode ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Ann ◽  
Major Factors

Even in a trace amounts, the presence of antibiotics in aqueous solution is getting more and more attention. Accordingly, appropriate technologies are needed to efficiently remove these compounds from aqueous environments. In this study, we have examined the electrochemical oxidation (EO) of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on a Co modified PbO2 electrode. The process of EO of SMX in aqueous solution followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the removal efficiency of SMX reached the maximum value of 95.1 % within 60 min. The effects of major factors on SMX oxidation kinetics were studied in detail by single-factor experiments, namely current density (1?20 mA cm-2), solution pH value (2?10), initial concentration of SMX (10?500 mg L-1) and concentration of electrolytes (0.05?0.4 mol L-1). An artificial neural network (ANN) model was used to simulate this EO process. Based on the obtained model, particle swarm optimization (PSO) was used to optimize the operating parameters. The maximum removal efficiency of SMX was obtained at the optimized conditions (e.g., current density of 12.37 mA cm-2, initial pH value of 4.78, initial SMX concentration of 74.45 mg L-1, electrolyte concentration of 0.24 mol L-1 and electrolysis time of 51.49 min). The validation results indicated that this method can ideally be used to optimize the related parameters and predict the anticipated results with acceptable accuracy.

scholarly journals Estimation of the exchange current density and comparative analysis of morphology of electrochemically produced lead and zinc deposits

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 539-550
Author(s):  
Nebojsa Nikolic ◽  
Predrag Zivkovic ◽  
Goran Brankovic ◽  
Miomir Pavlovic
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Exchange Current ◽  
Exchange Current Density ◽  
Diffusion Current ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Zinc Electrodeposition ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Limiting Diffusion Current ◽  
Zinc Deposits

The processes of lead and zinc electrodeposition from the very dilute electrolytes were compared by the analysis of polarization characteristics and by the scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis of the morphology of the deposits obtained in the galvanostatic regime of electrolysis. The exchange current densities for lead and zinc were estimated by comparison of experimentally obtained polarization curves with the simulated ones obtained for the different the exchange current density to the limiting diffusion current density ratios. Using this way for the estimation of the exchange current density, it is shown that the exchange current density for Pb was more than 1300 times higher than the one for Zn. In this way, it is confirmed that the Pb electrodeposition processes are considerably faster than the Zn electrodeposition processes. The difference in the rate of electrochemical processes was confirmed by a comparison of morphologies of lead and zinc deposits obtained at current densities which corresponded to 0.25 and 0.50 values of the limiting diffusion current densities.

scholarly journals TiO2 BEADS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF HUMIC ACID IN PEAT WATER

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winarti Andayani ◽  
Agustin N M Bagyo
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Humic Acid ◽  
Oxalic Acid ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Color Intensity ◽  
Before And After

Degradation of humic acid in aqueous solution containing TiO2 coated on ceramics beads under irradiation of 254 nm UV light has been conducted in batch reactor. The aim of this experiment was to study photocatalytic degradation of humic acid in peat water. The irradiation of the humic acid in aqueous solution was conducted in various conditions i.e solely uv, in the presence of TiO2-slurry and TiO2 beads. The color intensity, humic acid residue, conductivity and COD (chemical oxygen demand) of the solution were analyzed before and after irradiation.  The compounds produced during photodegradation were identified using HPLC. The results showed that after photocatalytic degradation, the color intensity and the COD value of the solution decreased, while the conductivity of water increased indicating mineralization of the peat water occurred. In addition, oxalic acid as the product of degradation was observed.

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