Open AccessEffecting of pH Parameter on Simulated Wastewater Treatment Using Electrocoagulation Method
Author(s) -
Wadood T. Mohammed,
Forat Yasir AlJaberi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ al-handasaẗ/journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-3339
pISSN - 1726-4073
DOI - 10.31026/j.eng.2018.04.05
Subject(s) - electrocoagulation , wastewater , electrochemistry , materials science , sewage treatment , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , chemistry , electrode , environmental engineering , engineering
The aim of the present research is to investigate the effecting of pH parameter on the feasibility of lead removal from simulated wastewater using an electrochemical system. Electrocoagulation method is one of electrochemical technology which is used widely to treat industrial wastewater. Parameters affecting this operation, such as initial metal concentration, applied current, stirrer speed, and contact time of electroprocessing were taken as 155ppm, 1.5 Ampere, 150 rpm, 60 minutes respectively. While pH of the simulated wastewater was in the range of 2 to 12 in the experiments. It was found from the results that pH is an important parameter affecting lead removal operation. The best value of pH parameter is approximately (9.50) that gave higher removal efficiency larger than (99%).