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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Volume 139, Issue -, Pages 113-120Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2019.03.021
Keywords
Effluent remediation; Electroflotation; Metalworking fluid; Perforated electrodes; Flow rate
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001]
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
- FAPES (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa e Inovacao do Espirito Santo)
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A continuous electrocoagulation reactor with electrode polarity switch was used for removal of a metalworking fluid from synthetic oily water. The effects of perforating the aluminum electrodes, changing the number of holes, flow rate and the distance between electrodes were studied. Higher values of flow rate reduced final pH. Perforating the electrodes led to faster convergence of pH to its maximum value with no measurable increase in mass loss. If the distance between electrodes is also increased, there is an improvement in efficiency. With 10 holes, adjusting flow rate and inter-electrode distance, 90.2 +/- 0.3% oil removal was achieved with a final pH of 8.83, which is within limits allowed by legislation.
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