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- Title
Electrochemical removal of contaminates from sugarcane processing industry wastewater using copper electrode.
- Authors
Sahu, Omprakash; Dhanasekaran, P.
- Abstract
Sugar is a vital energy source in the human body. As global demand for sugar, increase the number of the sugar industry at the world level. The wastewater generated from the sugar industry is harmful to the environment and public health due to a different variety of pollutants in the unacceptable range of concentration. The treatment of the sugar industry is enormously important to protect the surrounding environment and health concerns. This research work aims to treat the sugar industry wastewater by electrocoagulation process. Experiments were carried out in batch and continuous mode with the electrochemical reactor. 83% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 90% of the color reduction were achieved in batch operation under optimal conditions of pH 6.5, electrode distance 20 mm, current density 178 A m−2, and 120 min of reaction time. The continuous operation shows 67.5% COD reduction and 70.5% color removal at 0.375 L h−1 flow rate and 120 min of residence time. The study also revealed sludge and slurry could be used for further useful applications.
- Subjects
COPPER electrodes; SUGARCANE industry; COLOR removal (Sewage purification); SEWAGE; SUGAR industry; CHEMICAL oxygen demand; SUGARCANE
- Publication
Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2021, Vol 18, Issue 8, p2101
- ISSN
1735-207X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13738-021-02173-4