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CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY
卷 29, 期 1, 页码 72-85出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2012.704913
关键词
photoelectrochemistry; ammonium; seawater; wastewater; experimental design
资金
- Tarbiat Modares University
In the present study, a photoelectrochemical process containing seawater as a natural low-cost supporting electrolyte was used to remove ammonium from wastewater in a continuous flow mode. Based on central composite design (CCD), response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to evaluate the performance of the process in ammonia removal. The effect of four main independent parameters, including initial ammonium concentration, hydraulic retention time (HRT), current intensity and initial pH on the removal of ammonia was evaluated by the model. The optimal initial ammonium concentration, HRT, current intensity and initial pH were 917 mg NH 4- N;.L -1, 108 min, 1.8 A and 8.4, respectively. The high coefficients (R 2=0.97 and adjusted R 2=0.94) obtained by the analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated close correlation between predicted and experimental values. Also, treating the reject water from the sludge dewatering unit as an ammonium-rich wastewater showed the effectiveness of the process for treating real wastewaters (86% ammonium removal). The results revealed that the present process can be an efficient method for ammonium removal from polluted effluents in coastal areas based on the availability of seawater as a cost-efficient supporting electrolyte.
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