Can electrocoagulation process be an appropriate technology for phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater?

Nguyen, DD; Ngo, HH; Guo, W; Nguyen, TT; Chang, SW; Jang, A; Yoon, YS

Can electrocoagulation process be an appropriate technology for phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater?

Nguyen, DD Ngo, HH

Guo, W

Nguyen, TT Chang, SW Jang, A Yoon, YS

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 563-564 pp. 549 - 556
Issue Date:: 2016-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, DD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, TT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chang, SW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jang, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yoon, YS	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:04:20Z
dc.date.issued	2016-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 563-564 pp. 549 - 556	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/53708
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Elsevier B.V. This paper evaluated a novel pilot scale electrocoagulation (EC) system for improving total phosphorus (TP) removal from municipal wastewater. This EC system was operated in continuous and batch operating mode under differing conditions (e.g. flow rate, initial concentration, electrolysis time, conductivity, voltage) to evaluate correlative phosphorus and electrical energy consumption. The results demonstrated that the EC system could effectively remove phosphorus to meet current stringent discharge standards of less than 0.2 mg/L within 2 to 5 min. This target was achieved in all ranges of initial TP concentrations studied. It was also found that an increase in conductivity of solution, voltages, or electrolysis time, correlated with improved TP removal efficiency and reduced specific energy consumption. Based on these results, some key economic considerations, such as operating costs, cost-effectiveness, product manufacturing feasibility, facility design and retrofitting, and program implementation are also discussed. This EC process can conclusively be highly efficient in a relatively simple, easily managed, and cost-effective for wastewater treatment system.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science of the Total Environment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.045	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Phosphorus	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Electrocoagulation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pilot Projects	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Electrodes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Water	en_US
dc.title	Can electrocoagulation process be an appropriate technology for phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	563-564	en_US
utslib.for	090409 Wastewater Treatment Processes	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	563-564	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. This paper evaluated a novel pilot scale electrocoagulation (EC) system for improving total phosphorus (TP) removal from municipal wastewater. This EC system was operated in continuous and batch operating mode under differing conditions (e.g. flow rate, initial concentration, electrolysis time, conductivity, voltage) to evaluate correlative phosphorus and electrical energy consumption. The results demonstrated that the EC system could effectively remove phosphorus to meet current stringent discharge standards of less than 0.2 mg/L within 2 to 5 min. This target was achieved in all ranges of initial TP concentrations studied. It was also found that an increase in conductivity of solution, voltages, or electrolysis time, correlated with improved TP removal efficiency and reduced specific energy consumption. Based on these results, some key economic considerations, such as operating costs, cost-effectiveness, product manufacturing feasibility, facility design and retrofitting, and program implementation are also discussed. This EC process can conclusively be highly efficient in a relatively simple, easily managed, and cost-effective for wastewater treatment system.

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