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JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 1564-1570Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2013.10.006
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Water treatment; Electrocoagulation; Electric field; Cell membrane
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible purification of Oued El Harrach river water, which introduces significant chemical and biological pollution into the Algiers Bay ecosystem and threatens public health. This study determines the feasibility of river water treatment by electrocoagulation (EC) with aluminum electrodes. In batch tests, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and turbidity were reduced of about 80% and 95%, respectively, within 30 mm. Analysis of the water before and after EC also indicates a significant reduction of microbial load. Indeed, a 99% reduction in fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli was observed. Almost total destruction of fungi was obtained. (C) 2013 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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