Performance of electrochemical oxidation over BDD anode for the treatment of different industrial dye-containing wastewater effluents

This paper presents the results of electrochemical oxidation of dye-containing wastewater over a BDD anode. Batch experiments were conducted at a fixed current density of 2.8 mA/cm(2) to analyze the performance of the electrochemical process for the treatment of textile and paint wastewater utilizing different supporting electrolytes (Na2SO4 and NaCl). During electrolysis, emphasis was put on measuring different parameters such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), turbidity, conductivity, and color removal. The results revealed that BDD cell exhibited higher COD removal efficiency for textile wastewater than for paint wastewater. Adding supporting electrolytes had a positive effect on COD, turbidity, and color removal efficiencies for both textile and paint industry effluents. For textile wastewater, Na2SO4 and NaCl yielded a reduction in COD of 94% in 6 hours compared to 84% with no electrolyte added. The presence of Na2SO4 and NaCl in paint wastewater resulted in different COD removal percentages of 71 and 85% respectively with 21% in raw sample after 4 hours of treatment. The discoloration reached a percentage higher than 96% for both effluents and for both electrolytes. Under the same experimental conditions, all cases showed turbidity removal higher than 97%. The kinetic study showed that the reaction rate followed pseudo-first-order kinetics.

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The results of this study demonstrate that electrochemical oxidation over a BDD anode can effectively treat dye-containing textile and paint wastewater. The addition of supporting electrolytes has a positive impact on improving the efficiency of COD, turbidity, and color removal. Moreover, using Na2SO4 and NaCl in treating textile wastewater can reduce COD, while NaCl shows better COD removal efficiency for paint wastewater.