Optimizing electrocoagulation process for the treatment of biodiesel wastewater using response surface methodology

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1491-1496

  Chavalparit, Orathai ^a   Ongwandee, Maneerat ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

biodiesel wastewater; Box Behnken design; electrocoagulation; response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; INITIAL PH; OIL AND GREASE; ONE-FACTOR-AT-A-TIME EXPERIMENTS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRIMARY TREATMENT; QUADRATIC REGRESSION; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODIESEL; COAGULATION; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FLOTATION; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER; WATER RECYCLING;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFUEL;

BIOFUEL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; PH; REACTION RATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOFUELS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70449477650     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62445-6     Document Type: Article

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