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Abdollahi J, Alavi Moghaddam MR, Habibzadeh S. The role of the current waveform in mitigating passivation and enhancing electrocoagulation performance: A critical review. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 312:137212. [PMID: 36395897 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Electrocoagulation (EC) can be an efficient alternative to existing water and wastewater treatment methods due to its eco-friendly nature, low footprint, and facile operation. However, the electrodes applied in the EC process suffer from passivation or fouling, an issue resulting from the buildup of poorly conducting materials on the electrode surface. Indeed, such passivation gives rise to various operational problems and restricts the practical implementation of EC on a large scale. Therefore, it has been suggested that using pulsed direct current (PDC), alternating pulse current (APC), and sinusoidal alternating current (AC) waveforms in EC as alternatives to conventional direct current (DC) can help mitigate passivation and alleviate its associated detrimental effects. This paper presents a critical review of the impact of the current waveform on the EC process towards the capabilities of the PDC, APC, and AC waveforms in de-passivation and performance enhancement while comparing them to the conventional DC. Additionally, current waveform parameters influencing the surface passivation of electrodes and process efficiency are elaborately discussed. Meanwhile, the performance of the EC process is evaluated under different current waveforms based on pollutant removal efficiency, energy consumption, electrode usage, sludge production, and operating cost. The proper current waveforms for treating various water and wastewater matrices are also explained. Finally, concluding remarks and outlooks for future research are provided.
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- Javad Abdollahi
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran
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Shonza NS, Andreatta D, Muniz EP, Dalmaschio CJ, de Freitas RR, Porto PSDS. Crude oil wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation in a continuous process with polarity switch. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:1700-1708. [PMID: 33151813 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1847205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The influence of the distance between electrodes, electrical current, and flow rate of emulsified crude oil in water effluent through an electrocoagulation reactor was studied. Power switch at an interval of 30 s was used to reduce electrode passivation. The output variables were power consumption, pH, and oil removal from effluent. There was no significant change in the output variables with the working time of the reactor. The final pH was between 7.5 and 9.5 depending on the input variables. It increases with higher electrical current and tends to decrease with increased flow rate. Increasing electrical current tends to increase while increasing either distance between electrodes or the flow rate tends to reduce oil removal. Using a 2.88 L reactor, it is possible to treat 7.12 L of effluent in one hour, removing 78% of the crude oil, keeping final pH at 8.3, and this system will have an energy consumption of 21.6 kWh.
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- Nasibu Samson Shonza
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Energia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Energia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Energia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
- Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Energia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
- Departamento de Engenharias e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Energia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
- Departamento de Engenharias e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brasil
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Payami Shabestar M, Alavi Moghaddam MR, Karamati-Niaragh E. Evaluation of energy and electrode consumption of Acid Red 18 removal using electrocoagulation process through RSM: alternating and direct current. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:67214-67223. [PMID: 34247355 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15345-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study aims to evaluate energy and electrode consumption for Acid Red 18 (AR18) removal and the operating costs employing alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) in an electrocoagulation (EC) system. As the novelty of this study, the effects of AC/DC mode and electrode type were scrutinized through a series of designed experiments in a batch EC reactor to remove a globally used Azo dye from wastewater. In this regard, by designing the experiments with response surface methodology (RSM), four series of 30 experiments were separately conducted employing DC and AC for iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al) electrodes. In each series, quadratic models were achieved for the removal efficiency and operating costs; by confirming the accuracy of the models, two responses were simultaneously optimized accordingly. As a result, the AR18 removal efficiency with Al electrodes had no significant difference using AC and DC (on average 0.2% difference); however, for Fe electrode, the EC performance in DC was more significant than AC (on average 13.8% difference). Also, the operating costs of Fe electrode were more economical in comparison with the Al; on average, the operating costs in the case of applying DC for Fe and Al were achieved 14.6 and 39.8 (US$/kg dye removed), respectively; whereas, for AC, this amount was calculated 9.3 and 36.0 (US$/kg dye removed) for Fe and Al, respectively.
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- Mahsa Payami Shabestar
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez Ave, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez Ave, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez Ave, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran
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Chow H, Pham ALT. Mitigating Electrode Fouling in Electrocoagulation by Means of Polarity Reversal: The Effects of Electrode Type, Current Density, and Polarity Reversal Frequency. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 197:117074. [PMID: 33784607 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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One of the biggest issues in electrocoagulation (EC) water treatment processes is electrode fouling, which can cause decreased coagulant production, increased ohmic resistance and energy consumption, and reduced contaminant removal efficiency, among other operational problems. While it has been suggested that switching the current direction intermittently (i.e., polarity reversal, PR) can help mitigate electrode fouling, conflicting results about the utility of this approach have been reported in the literature. The objective of this study was to systematically investigate the effects of PR frequency and current density on the performance of Fe-EC and Al-EC. It was found that operating Fe-EC under the PR mode reduced neither electrode fouling nor energy consumption. Notably, the Faradaic efficiency (ϕ) in Fe-EC decreased with increasing PR frequency; ϕ was as low as 10% when a PR frequency of 0.5 minutes was employed. Unlike Fe-EC, operating Al-EC under the PR mode resulted in high coagulant production efficiencies, reduced energy consumption, and diminished electrode fouling. In addition to comparing PR-EC and DC-EC, a novel strategy to minimize electrode fouling was investigated. This strategy involved operating Fe DC-EC and Al DC-EC with a Ti-IrO2 cathode, whose fouling by Ca- and Mg-containing minerals could be readily avoided by periodically switching the current direction.
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- Héline Chow
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Que NH, Kawamura Y, Watari T, Takimoto Y, Yamaguchi T, Suematsu H, Niihara K, Wiff JP, Nakayama T. Nanosecond pulse used to enhance the electrocoagulation of municipal wastewater treatment with low specific energy consumption. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:2154-2162. [PMID: 31752629 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1694082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study compares the performance of nanosecond pulse (NSP) and direct current (DC) power supplies for use in a municipal wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation (EC). Four Al plates connected in monopolar-parallel configuration (MP-P) were used as electrodes during the EC process. The maximum chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency reached 68% and 80% using DC and NSP, respectively. Moreover, NSP treatment reduced approximately 15% of the specific energy consumption (SEC) compared with that by DC at a similar COD removal efficiency of ≈ 68%, which was used as a benchmark value. In addition, when using NSP, the SEC required to increase the COD removal efficiency from 60% to 68% was two to three times less than that when DC was applied. The results suggest that an NSP operating at 10 kHz frequency (f) and 1 µs pulse width (pw) are preferred for obtaining higher COD removal efficiencies at a low SEC. The use of an NSP for EC can enhance the COD removal efficiency and reduce the wastewater treatment SEC. The results presented herein promote the use of EC systems combined with renewable energy sources for reducing the net carbon footprint of wastewater processing.
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- Nguyen Ho Que
- Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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Oily Wastewater Treatment: Overview of Conventional and Modern Methods, Challenges, and Future Opportunities. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13070980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Industrial developments in the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food sector have contributed to the large production of oily wastewater worldwide. Oily wastewater pollution affects drinking water and groundwater resources, endangers aquatic life and human health, causes atmospheric pollution, and affects crop production. Several traditional and conventional methods were widely reported, and the advantages and limitations were discussed. However, with the technology innovation, new trends of coupling between techniques, use of new materials, optimization of the cleaning process, and multiphysical approach present new paths for improvement. Despite these trends of improvement and the encouraging laboratory results of modern and green methods, many challenges remain to be raised, particularly the commercialization and the global aspect of these solutions and the reliability to reduce the system’s maintenance and operational cost. In this review, the well-known oily wastewater cleaning methods and approaches are being highlighted, and the obstacles faced in the practical use of these technologies are discussed. A critical review on the technologies and future direction as the road to commercialization is also presented to persevere water resources for the benefit of mankind and all living things.
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Ingelsson M, Yasri N, Roberts EPL. Electrode passivation, faradaic efficiency, and performance enhancement strategies in electrocoagulation-a review. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 187:116433. [PMID: 33002774 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Treating water and wastewater is energy-intensive, and traditional methods that require large amounts of chemicals are often still used. Electrocoagulation (EC), an electrochemical treatment technology, has been proposed as a more economically and environmentally sustainable alternative. In EC, sacrificial metal electrodes are used to produce coagulant in-situ, which offers many benefits over conventional chemical coagulation. However, material precipitation on the electrodes during long term operation induces a passivating effect that decreases treatment performance and increases power requirements. Overcoming this problem is considered to be the greatest challenge facing the development of EC. In this critical review, the studies that have examined the nature of electrode passivation, and its effect on treatment performance are considered. A fundamental approach is used to examine the association between passivation and faradaic efficiency, a surrogate for EC performance. In addition, the strategies that have been proposed to remove or avoid passivation are reviewed, including aggressive ion addition, AC current operation, polarity reversal, ultrasonication, and mechanical cleaning of the electrodes. It is concluded that the success of implementing each method is dependent on critical operating parameters, and careful consideration should be taken when designing an EC system based on the phenomena discussed in this article. In conclusion, this review provides insight into passivation mechanisms, delivers guidelines for sustaining high treatment performance, and offers an outlook for the future development of EC.
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- Markus Ingelsson
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Oily wastewater from shipping waste and marine accidents have seriously polluted the marine environment and brought great harm to human production and health. With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, the treatment of marine oily wastewater has attracted extensive attention from the international community. Marine oily wastewater has various forms and complex components, so its treatment technology faces great challenges. Sources, types, supervision, and treatment of marine oily wastewater are introduced in this paper. The research progress of marine and ship’s oily wastewater treatment technologies in recent years are reviewed from the perspectives of physical treatment, chemical treatment, biological treatment, and combined treatment, respectively. Principles and characteristics of all kinds of technologies were analyzed. In addition, this paper shows that multiple processing technologies used in combination for the purpose of high efficiency, environmental protection, economy, and energy conservation are the future development trend.
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Xu T, Zhou Y, Lei X, Hu B, Chen H, Yu G. Study on highly efficient Cr(VI) removal from wastewater by sinusoidal alternating current coagulation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 249:109322. [PMID: 31494517 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cr(IV) pollution in water leads to serious environmental contamination and health risks. Among various wastewater treating methods, electrocoagulation (EC) is widely applied because of its high efficiency. However, there is still a problem of high energy consumption that has to be solved by direct current coagulation (DCC). In this paper, a sinusoidal alternating current coagulation (SACC) technique was used to reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of Cr(VI) removal. The effects of pH value, current density, initial concentration of Cr(VI) and reaction time are studied on the removal of Cr(VI). The response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the parameters of SACC process. Compared with pulse direct current coagulation (PDCC) and DCC, SACC can greatly reduce the concentration polarization and prevent Fe electrodes from passivation so as to reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of Cr(VI) removal. When pH 5.6 wastewater containing 33.1 mg⋅dm-3 Cr(VI) was treated by applying 2.7 A⋅m-2 density for 20.5 min, the removal rate of Cr(VI) reached 99.73%, and the residual Cr(VI) in the effluent was <0.1 mg⋅dm-3. The power consumption of SACC process decreases by 14.98% compared to DCC process and the electrode loss is about 16.4% less than that of the DCC. The coagulation produced by SACC has a large specific surface area and better adsorption performance through analysis of SEM and EDS as well as adsorption dynamic analysis. FTIR and XRD patterns verified the strong interaction between Cr(VI) and iron sol. The Cr(VI) on the electrode can be deposited as a form of insoluble Cr(III) compounds. Langmuir adsorption isotherm model and the second-order kinetic model in SACC are more suitable to explain the adsorption behavior and characteristics of Cr(VI) in SACC.
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- Tao Xu
- Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Hunan Zihong Ecology Technology Co., Ltd, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, 421008, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China.
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Kolesnikov VA, Il’in VI, Kolesnikov AV. Electroflotation in Wastewater Treatment from Oil Products, Dyes, Surfactants, Ligands, and Biological Pollutants: A Review. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0040579519010093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Karamati-Niaragh E, Alavi Moghaddam MR, Emamjomeh MM, Nazlabadi E. Evaluation of direct and alternating current on nitrate removal using a continuous electrocoagulation process: Economical and environmental approaches through RSM. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 230:245-254. [PMID: 30292013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the effects of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) for nitrate removal and its operating costs by using a continuous electrocoagulation (CEC) process. For this purpose, two series of 31 experiments, which were designed by response surface method (RSM), were carried out in both cases of the AC and the DC modes. In each series, the effect of selected parameters, namely, initial nitrate concentration, inlet flow rate, current density and initial pH along with their interactions on the nitrate removal efficiency as well as its operating costs, as responses, were investigated separately. According to the analysis of variance (ANOVA), there is a reasonable agreement between achieving results and the experimental data for both responses. The nitrate removal in the AC mode was slightly more efficient than that of the DC mode. In addition, the average operating costs of the DC mode, including the energy and the electrode consumption for the CEC process were achieved 54 US$/(kg nitrate removed); whereas this amount was calculated 29 US$/(kg nitrate removed) for the AC mode. Therefore, the average of the operating costs was improved more than 40% using the AC mode, which was mainly related to reduction of aluminum electrode consumption.
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- Elnaz Karamati-Niaragh
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Hafez Ave., Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Hafez Ave., Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran.
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- Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Hafez Ave., Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran.
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Paula MS, Ribeiro RPM, Cerqueira AA, Merçon F, Bila DM, da Cruz Felix L, Marques MRC. Use of reverse osmosis as a polish for the cationic surfactant after electro-oxidative treatment: Acute and chronic toxicity assessment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 163:521-527. [PMID: 30077148 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The main purpose of this work was to evaluate the performance of a commercial reverse osmosis (RO) membrane regarding selectivity (rejection) and productivity (permeate flux) of the treatment of quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) after electro-Fenton (EF) treatment. Pollutants treated after the EF process should be investigated for ecotoxicity, since excess ions and high conductivity are harmful to aquatic and terrestrial biota. The use of the membrane system after EF treatment acts as final polishing since some electro-oxidative treatments leave the sample with high conductivity. In this study, RO was operated with a constant flow of 1 L min-1 and feed pressures of 1 MPa, 2 MPa and 3 MPa to reject ions (sodium and iron) and to decrease the level of toxicity using representative species from different taxonomic groups: freshwater algae (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata), microcrustaceans (Daphnia similis) and lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa). Experiments carried out at different pressures showed that increased pressure caused a rise in rejection and permeate flux. At the applied pressure of 3 MPa, after 180 min, conductivity removal efficiency of 83% was obtained, 85% for sodium and 99% for iron at a flow of 13.87 L/h m2. In all bioassays, the use of the membrane was efficient to decrease the toxicity by rejecting the ions. The microcrustacean tested was the most sensitive organism, while alga was the most tolerant organism. The germination of lettuce seeds and the relative growth rate of the radicle after the combined EF+RO process was satisfactory.
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- Mariana S Paula
- Laboratório de Tecnologia Ambiental - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil; Departamento de Tecnologia de Processos Bioquímicos - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia de Processos Bioquímicos - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Ambiental - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia de Processos Bioquímicos - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, and Laboratório de Engenharia Sanitária - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, and Laboratório de Engenharia Sanitária - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Ambiental - Faculdade de Engenharia -Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20550-900 RJ, Brazil.
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Mohammadian E, Taju Ariffin TS, Azdarpour A, Hamidi H, Yusof S, Sabet M, Yahya E. Demulsification of Light Malaysian Crude Oil Emulsions Using an Electric Field Method. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Erfan Mohammadian
- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- Department of Oil and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University Teknologi MARA, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 40450, Malaysia
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
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- School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, Scotland U.K
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, BE1410, Brunei
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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Nidheesh PV, Singh TSA. Arsenic removal by electrocoagulation process: Recent trends and removal mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 181:418-432. [PMID: 28458217 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a major issue in the present world. Arsenicosis is the disease caused by the regular consumption of arsenic contaminated water, even at a lesser contaminated level. The number of arsenicosis patients is increasing day-by-day. Decontamination of arsenic from the water medium is the only one way to regulate this and the arsenic removal can be fulfilled by water treatment methods based on separation techniques. Electrocoagulation (EC) process is a promising technology for the effective removal of arsenic from aqueous solution. The present review article analyzes the performance of the EC process for arsenic removal. Electrocoagulation using various sacrificial metal anodes such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, etc. is found to be very effective for arsenic decontamination. The performances of each anode are described in detail. A special focus has been made on the mechanism behind the arsenite and arsenate removal by EC process. Main trends in the disposal methods of sludge containing arsenic are also included. Comparison of arsenic decontamination efficiencies of chemical coagulation and EC is also reported.
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- P V Nidheesh
- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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de Souza PSA, Cerqueira AA, Rigo MM, de Paiva JL, Couto RSP, Merçon F, Perez DV, Marques MRC. Oilfield water treatment by electrocoagulation-reverse osmosis for agricultural use: effects on germination and early growth characteristics of sunflower. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:1151-1159. [PMID: 27485681 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1218941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study aims to evaluate the effects of oilfield water (OW), treated by a hybrid process of electrocoagulation and reverse osmosis (EC-RO), on seed germination and early growth characteristics of sunflower (Heliantus annus L.). In the EC step, tests were conducted with 28.6 A m-2 current density and 4 min. reaction time. In the RO step, the system was operated with 1 L min-1 constant flow and 2 MPa, 2.5 MPa and 3 MPa feed pressures. In all feed pressures, RO polymeric membranes achieved very high removals of chemical oxygen demand (up to 89%) and oils and greases (100%) from EC-treated effluent. In best feed pressure (2.5 MPa), turbidity, total dissolved salts, electrical conductivity, salinity, toxic ions and sodium adsorption ratio values attained internationally recognized standards for irrigation water. Using EC-RO (feed pressure:2.5 MPa) treated OW, germinated sunflower seeds percentage (86 ± 6%), speed of germination (30 ± 2) and biomass production (49 ± 5 mg) were statistically similar to control (distilled water) results. Vigor index average values obtained using OW treated by EC-RO (3871)were higher than that obtained by OW water treated by EC (3300). The results of this study indicate that EC-RO seems to be a promising alternative for treatment of OW aiming sunflower crops irrigation, since the use of this treated effluent did not affect adversely seed germination and seedling development, and improved seedling vigor. Furthermore, OW treatment by EC-RO reduces sodium levels into acceptable standards values avoiding soil degradation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paulo S A de Souza
- a Environmental Technology Laboratory , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- b Osorio Foundation , Ministry of Defense of Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Environmental Technology Laboratory , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Environmental Technology Laboratory , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Environmental Technology Laboratory , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Environmental Technology Laboratory , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- c Department of Biochemical Process Technology , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- d Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation , Ministry of Agriculture , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Environmental Technology Laboratory , State University of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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da Costa Marques MR, de Souza PSA, Rigo MM, Cerqueira AA, de Paiva JL, Merçon F, Perez DV. Effects of untreated and treated oilfield-produced water on seed germination, seedling development, and biomass production of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:15985-15993. [PMID: 26059762 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4820-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study aims to evaluate possible toxic effects of oil and other contaminants from oilfield-produced water from oil exploration and production, on seed germination, and seedling development of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). In comparison, as treated by electroflocculation, oilfield-produced water, with lower oil and organic matter content, was also used. Electroflocculation treatment of oilfield-produced water achieved significant removals of chemical oxygen demand (COD) (94 %), oil and grease (O&G) (96 %), color (97 %), and turbidity (99 %). Different O&G, COD, and salt levels of untreated and treated oilfield-produced water did not influence germination process and seedling biomass production. Normal seedlings percentage and vigor tended to decrease more intensely in O&G and COD levels, higher than 337.5 mg L(-1) and 1321 mg O2 L(-1), respectively, using untreated oilfield-produced water. These results indicate that this industrial effluent must be treated, in order to not affect adversely seedling development. This way, electroflocculation treatment appears as an interesting alternative to removing oil and soluble organic matter in excess from oilfield-produced water improving sunflower's seedling development and providing a friendly environmental destination for this wastewater, reducing its potential to harm water resources, soil, and biota.
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- Mônica Regina da Costa Marques
- Environmental Technology Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Environmental Technology Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Environmental Technology Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Environmental Technology Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Environmental Technology Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemical Process Technology, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, 22460-000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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