Somayyeh Akberi; Abdolmotalleb Seyyed Mohammadi; Javad Fardmal; Qorban Asgari
Volume 22, Issue 5 , November and December 2015, , Pages 870-878
Abstract
Background: Phenol is one of the toxic saline wastewater pollutants that is considered as priority pollutants since it is necessary treatment and reached the phenol concentration to the level of effluent discharge standard before discharge into the environment. In this study the performance of electro-Fenton ...
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Background: Phenol is one of the toxic saline wastewater pollutants that is considered as priority pollutants since it is necessary treatment and reached the phenol concentration to the level of effluent discharge standard before discharge into the environment. In this study the performance of electro-Fenton process in phenolic saline waste water treatment and the removal degree of COD were investigated. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study a reactor (1 litre) which was equipped to four iron electrodes and a DC power supply used to remove phenol and COD. The effect of operating parameters such as phenol initial concentration, H2O2 dosage, electrolyte concentration, pH, current density, connection time and type of electrode connection were investigated. Results: The results showed that this process using iron electrodes with parallel monopole connections is able to leave out the phenol from saline waste water by 96% and the removal COD equals 59% in operating conditions: pH= 3, initial phenol concentration=500mg/l, H2O2 concentration = 150 mg/L, Hydrogen peroxide at a current density = 15 mA/cm2at 10 minutes. Conclusion: The results showed that electrochemical processes can be considered as a better suitable substitute rather than other methods due to saline content and high electrical conductivity in saline wastewater.