Effect of operational parameters on the removal of phenol from aqueous solutions by electrocoagulation using Fe and Al electrodes

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作者
Kobya, Mehmet [1 ]
Demirbas, Erhan [2 ]
Sahin, Oguz [1 ]
机构
[1] Gebze Inst Technol, Dept Environm Engn, TR-41400 Gebze, Turkey
[2] Gebze Inst Technol, Dept Chem, TR-41400 Gebze, Turkey
关键词
Electrocoagulation; Phenol removal; Operating cost; Iron electrode; Aluminum electrode; WASTE-WATER; ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; TECHNOLOGIES; ADSORBENTS; EFFLUENTS;
D O I
10.1080/19443994.2012.677565
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The removal of phenol from aqueous solutions in a batch electrocoagulation (EC) process using Fe and Al electrodes was investigated. Experiments were carried out to remove phenol by the EC covering a wide range of operating conditions such as initial pH (4-9), current density (20-80 A/m(2)), initial phenol concentration (20-80 mg/L), conductivity (500-1,500 mu S/cm), and operating time (0-100 min). The optimum operating conditions were determined as initial pH 7.0, initial concentration of 50 mg/L, current density of 40 A/m(2), operating time of 100 min, and conductivity of 1,200 mu S/cm for both electrodes, respectively. The removal efficiencies of phenol at the optimum operating conditions were 98.6% for Fe electrode and 99.2% for Al electrode. The operating cost and consumptions of electrode and energy in the EC process were calculated as 7.4 (sic)/m(3), 3.85 kg/m(3), and 43.27 kWh/m(3) for Fe electrode and 6.1 (sic)/m(3), 1.28 kg/m(3), and 42.18 kWh/m(3) for Al electrode, respectively. The EC process with Al electrode was found to be more efficient than the EC process with Fe electrode in terms of the removal efficiency and operating cost.
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