Treatment of Industrial Oil and Soap Wastewater by Using the Application of Electrocoagulation Process

Authors

  • Mostafa sallam Mohammed Department of Civil Engineering, Delta Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology
  • Abd El Aziz El Sayed Departments of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University,
  • Ragab El Shehawy Department of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University,
  • Hafez Afify Departments of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University,

Keywords:

Oil industrial, Electrocoagulation, COD, Aluminum, Iron, Electrode

Abstract

Electrocoagulation (EC) treatment of oily and soap industrial wastewater was studied in this paper. Operating parameters such as operating time, medium pH, voltage density, and electrode material and chemical oxygen demand (COD) are being investigated in oil and soap removal efficiencies. The maximum efficiency of COD removal is achieved using aluminum electrodes was 96.92%. The performance of EC using aluminum as the electrode exhibited better COD and oil-grease (O&G) removal than the iron electrode. EC is an extremely promising industrial wastewater treatment technique because it is simple, economic and less sludge production technology, especially for oil and soap wastewater. The optimum conditions to achieve high COD removal efficiency of about 96.92% in 30 min was found to be in using initial pH value range 2–3, and a voltage of 20 volts.

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2021-04-02

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Mohammed, M. sallam ., El Sayed, A. E. A. ., El Shehawy, R. ., & Afify, H. . (2021). Treatment of Industrial Oil and Soap Wastewater by Using the Application of Electrocoagulation Process. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 78(1), 61–72. Retrieved from https://www.asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/6735

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