Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment using UV-enhanced electro-Fenton process : Comparative study
© 2019 Water Environment Federation.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. - 1998. - 91(2019), 11 vom: 24. Nov., Seite 1526-1536 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2019
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article COD removal RSM pharmaceutical wastewater photoelectro-Fenton Pharmaceutical Preparations Waste Water Water Pollutants, Chemical Hydrogen Peroxide BBX060AN9V |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2019 Water Environment Federation. In this research, treatment of a pharmaceutical wastewater (PhW) obtained from a factory by electro-Fenton (EF) and photoelectro-Fenton (PEF) processes was investigated. The effects of several parameters involving pH, current density, H2 O2 /Fe2+ molar ratio, volume ratio of H2 O2 /PhW, UVA light, and time were studied. The experiments were designed by Design Expert software, and response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to determine the optimum conditions for the highest COD removal. According to the analysis of variance (ANOVA), time was the most significant parameter on the process response (COD removal) followed by current density. The optimal conditions for 86.85% of COD removal through the EF process were at pH of 2.96, current density of 42.90 mA/cm2 , H2 O2 /Fe2+ molar ratio of 3.78, volume ratio of H2 O2 /PhW of 1.37 ml/L, and reaction time of 58.49 min, while the optimal conditions for 93.00% of COD removal through PEF process were at pH of 2.91, current density of 43.71 mA/cm2 , H2 O2 /Fe2+ molar ratio of 4.29, volume ratio of H2 O2 /PhW of 1.67 ml/L, UVA light of 6 W, and reaction time of 54.24 min. It was concluded that UVA light can increase the COD removal through PEF process around 7% more than that of the EF process at optimum conditions. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Treatment of a pharmaceutical wastewater by EF and PEF processes was investigated. Effects of several parameters were entirely studied on both the processes. RSM was applied to determine optimum conditions for the highest COD removal for both the processes. UVA light increased COD removal through PEF process (around 7%) at the optimum conditions |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 28.10.2019 Date Revised 07.12.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1554-7531 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/wer.1153 |