Treatment of dairy wastewaters by electrocoagulation using mild steel electrodes |
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Authors: | Sengil I Ayhan Ozacar Mahmut |
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Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Sakarya University, 54100 Sakarya, Turkey. ayhansengil@sakarya.edu.tr |
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Abstract: | The removal of COD and oil-grease from dairy wastewater was experimentally investigated using direct current (DC) electrocoagulation (EC). In the EC of dairy wastewater, the effects of initial pH, electrolysis time, initial concentration of COD, conductivity and current density were examined. The COD and oil-grease in the aqueous phase were effectively removed when iron was used as sacrificial anode. The optimum operating range for each operating variable was experimentally determined. The batch experimental results revealed that COD and oil-grease in aqueous phase was effectively removed. The overall COD and oil-grease removal efficiencies reached 98 and 99%, respectively. The optimum current density, pH and electrolysis time for 18,300 mg COD/L and 4570 mg oil-grease/L were 0.6 mA/cm2, 7 and 1 min, respectively. Mean energy consumption was 0.003 kWh/kg of COD. |
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Keywords: | Dairy wastewater DC Electrocoagulation (EC) Iron electrode COD Oil and grease |
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