Lab scale study on electrocoagulation defluoridation process optimization along with aluminium leaching in the process and comparison with full scale plant operation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2788-2795

  Gwala, Poonam ^a   Andey, Subhash ^a   Mhaisalkar, Vasant ^b   Labhasetwar, Pawan ^a   Pimpalkar, Sarika ^a   Kshirsagar, Chetan ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium electrodes; Defluoridation; Electro coagulation; Residual aluminium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ELECTRODE; BATCH PROCESS; DEFLUORIDATION; DEFLUORIDATION PROCESS; ELECTRO-COAGULATION; ELECTRODE POLARIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; FLUORIDE REMOVAL; FULL-SCALE PLANTS; HUMAN HEALTH; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL PH; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PH VALUE; PILOT SCALE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDUAL ALUMINIUM; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADSORPTION; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; ELECTRODES; FLOTATION; LEACHING; OPTIMIZATION; PH; POTABLE WATER; PROCESS CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ALUMINUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FLUORIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; LEACHING; OPTIMIZATION; PH; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DEFLUORIDATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; FLOTATION; INDIAN; LEACHING; PH; POLARIZATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; FLUORIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79959728361     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.475     Document Type: Article

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