Journal
KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 893-901Publisher
KOREAN INSTITUTE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11814-015-0196-6
Keywords
Electro-coagulation; Ciprofloxacin; Response Surface Methodology; Continuous Flow Process
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- University of Bu-Ali Sina, Iran
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This study deals with the performance and modeling of the electro-coagulation process for ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal by using aluminum electrode as anode in a continuous electrochemical reactor. The initial pH, temperature, current density, time and flow rate were selected as independent variables in response surface methodology (RSM) involving a five-level central composite design (CCD), while CIP removal efficiency was considered as the response function. The result of optimization showed that the maximum amount of CIP removal efficiency (88%) presented at the optimal condition of pH=5.6, t=100min, T=25.5 A degrees C, I=5.6mA/cm(2) and V=25.9 mL/min. In addition, the mineralization of the CIP was investigated by chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total organic carbon (TOC) measurements that showed 77% COD removal and 49%TOC removal.
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