Effectiveness of electrocoagulation process in removing organic compounds from slaughterhouse wastewater using monopolar and bipolar electrolytic cells

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1727-1733

  Asselin, Mélanie ^a   Drogui, Patrick ^a   Benmoussa, Hamel ^a   Blais, Jean François ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminium electrode; Electrocoagulation; Electrolytic cell; Mild steel electrode; Slaughterhouse wastewater; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; BACKPROPAGATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLARIFICATION; COAGULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FLOCCULATION; IRON; LIGHT METALS; METALLIZING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; STEEL; TURBIDITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; (I ,J) CONDITIONS; ALUMINIUM ELECTRODES; CONFIGURATION SYSTEM; CURRENT INTENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL COAGULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCOAGULATION (EC); ELECTROCOAGULATION PROCESS; ELECTRODE SYSTEMS; ELSEVIER (CO); IN ORDER; MILD STEELS; OIL AND GREASES; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER (OM); PILOT SCALE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTEWATER; STREAM DISCHARGE; TOTAL COSTS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLID (TSS);

EFFLUENTS;

ALUMINUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STEEL;

COAGULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY COST; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 47649112153     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.04.067     Document Type: Article

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