Electrocoagulation based treatment of water and wastewater [electronic resource] : overview and applications / authored by Mihir Kumar Purkait, Pranjal Pratim Das, Mukesh Sharma.
Front Cover -- ELECTROCOAGULATION BASED TREATMENT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER -- ELECTROCOAGULATION BASED TREATMENT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 -- Water and wastewater: Resource management and quality standards -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Water resource management -- 1.2.1 Pollution-prevention approach -- 1.2.2 Preservation approach -- 1.2.3 Purification approach -- 1.3 Water-quality standards and sources -- 1.3.1 Drinking water standards -- 1.3.2 Industrial discharge standards -- 1.4 Major sources of water pollution
1.4.1 Surface water -- 1.4.2 Ground water -- 1.4.3 Industrial wastewater -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 2 -- Water treatment techniques for the remediation of drinking and industrial wastewater -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification of treatment techniques -- 2.2.1 Physical treatment techniques -- 2.2.2 Chemical treatment techniques -- 2.2.3 Energy-intensive techniques -- 2.3 Current treatment processes for water and wastewater -- 2.3.1 Ozonation process -- 2.3.2 Adsorption process -- 2.3.3 Chemical coagulation/flocculation process
2.4 Drawbacks of the conventional processes -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 3 -- Fundamentals of electrochemistry in water treatment -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Overview of electrochemical method -- 3.2.1 General cell designs -- 3.2.2 Establishment and maintenance of an inert atmosphere -- 3.2.3 Cell resistance and capacitance -- 3.3 Electrode materials -- 3.3.1 Carbon electrodes -- 3.3.2 Metal electrodes -- 3.4 Factors affecting the electrochemical process -- 3.4.1 Electrode kinetics -- 3.4.2 Diffusion coefficient -- 3.4.3 Electrolyte conductivity -- 3.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgement -- References -- 4 -- Advances in electrocoagulation process: Fundamentals and mechanism -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Overview of electrocoagulation process -- 4.2.1 Mechanism of EC process -- 4.2.2 Reactor design and operational control -- 4.2.3 Optimisation and modelling of EC process -- 4.3 Commonly used electrode materials for EC process -- 4.3.1 Aluminium and iron electrodes -- 4.3.2 Other electrodes -- 4.4 Operating variables affecting the degradation efficacy of EC process -- 4.4.1 Current density and solution pH -- 4.4.2 Inter-electrode spacing and electrode connection
4.5 Techno-economic analysis of electrocoagulation process -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 5 -- Electrocoagulation and ozonation processes for the treatment of cold rolling mill wastewater from steel industr ... -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and methodology -- 5.2.1 Materials -- 5.2.2 Experimental methods -- 5.2.2.1 Fabrication of an electrocoagulation reactor -- 5.2.2.2 Lab scale set-up of ozonation unit -- 5.3 Results and discussion -- 5.3.1 Variation in solution pH -- 5.3.2 Effect of ozone and electrocoagulation on phenol and iron concentration
