Treatment of Electroplating Cr(VI) for Reduction Cr(VI) by Electrocoagulation in Continuous Operation
Maryam Sarkhosh1, Zahra Atafar2, Ehsan Ahmadi3, Shahram Nazari4, Yadolah Fakhri5, Soheila Rezaei6, Seyed Mohsen Mohseni7*, Mohammad Hossien Saghi8 and Bahare Baziar9
1Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Mashhad University Of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah, University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
5Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
6Social Determinants of Health Research Center،Yasuj University of Medical Sciences،Yasuj، Iran
7Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
8Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
9Departmentof Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author
Abstract:
The performance of electrocoagulation, with aluminium sacrificial anode, in the treatment of metal ion Cr(VI) containing wastewater, has been investigated. Several working parameters, such as pH, current density and metal ion concentrations were studied in an attempt to achieve a higher removal capacity. Results obtained with synthetic wastewater revealed that the most effective removal capacities of studied metal could be achieved when the pH was kept between 4 and 8. In addition, the increase of current density, in the range 0.8–4.8Adm−2, enhanced the treatment rate without affecting the charge loading, required to reduce metal ion concentrations under the admissible legal levels. The process was successfully applied to the treatment of an electroplating wastewater where an effective reduction of Cr(VI) concentrations under legal limits was obtained, just after 20 min. The electrode and electricity consumptions were found to be 1 g l−1 and 32 A h l−1, respectively. The method was found to be highly efficient and relatively fast compared to conventional existing techniques.
Keywords: Electroplating Cr(VI),Reduction Cr(VI),Electrocoagulation,aluminium sacrificial anode
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Maryam Sarkhosh, Zahra atafar, Ehsan Ahmadi, shahram nazari, Yadolah Fakhri, soheila rezaei, Seyed Mohsen Mohseni, Mohammad Hossien Saghi and Bahare Baziar. Treatment of Electroplating Cr(VI) for Reduction Cr(VI) by Electrocoagulation in Continuous Operation.
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 5(4): 615-625. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2016.504.070
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