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- Title
Electrochemical treatment of endocrine-disrupting chemical from aqueous solution.
- Authors
Govindaraj, M.; Pattabhi, S.
- Abstract
Treatment of endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) from aqueous solution was studied using electrocoagulation followed by electrochemical oxidation techniques. An aqueous solution of bisphenol-A (BPA) was used as the model contaminant of EDC. The present experimental study has revealed two major treatment techniques such as electrocoagulation followed by electrochemical oxidation processes. These two treatments can be operated independently in batch mode processes. In the first stage, the aqueous BPA solution was subjected to the electrocoagulation under various operating conditions. In electrocoagulation, aluminum (Al) electrode, at the current density of 12 mA cm−2, 56.12% of chemical oxygen demands (COD) removal was achieved in a relatively short treatment time of 20 min. After completion of electrocoagulation, the sample was then subjected to electrochemical oxidation with different current density. In the electrochemical oxidation, complete COD removal could be achieved at current density of 12 mA cm−2 within 50 min of treatment time. Kinetic analysis indicates that the removal rate might be obeyed as a first order model. The results of UV–vis spectrum showed that at the end of the treatment, BPA compound was completely removed from the aqueous solution. Electrochemically produced sludge was characterized using fourier transform infra red spectroscopy.
- Subjects
ENDOCRINE disruptors; AQUEOUS solutions; CHEMICAL oxygen demand; BATCH processing; BISPHENOL A
- Publication
Desalination & Water Treatment, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 10, p2664
- ISSN
1944-3994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/19443994.2013.868834