This study deals with chemical
oxygen demand (COD) removal from ceramic industry wastewater by chemical coagulation
using alum and ferric chloride (FeCl3) as coagulants. The study also
focuses on the capillary suction time (CST) of sludge samples which is an
important sludge dewatering parameter. Response surface methodology (RSM)
approach was employed to evaluate the effects and interactions of the operating
variables and to optimize the performance of the process. Significant quadratic
polynomial models were obtained (R2 = 96.26% for alum and R2=89.15%
for FeCl3 for COD removal; R2
= 96.6% for alum and R2=90.9% for FeCl3 for CST of
sludge, respectively). Alum was more effective coagulant for ceramic industry
wastewater treatment as compared with FeCl3. Numerical optimization
based on desirability function was employed; in a 36 min trial 95.2% of COD
removal was achieved at alum dosage of 3.3 g/L and pH 5. The optimization study
shows that the minimum CST of sludge was found 17.4 s at alum dosage of 5 g/L
and pH 5 in a reaction time of 16 min. The results indicate that the RSM is
suitable for the design and optimization of chemical coagulation process using
alum as a coagulant fort he treatment of ceramic industry wastewater.
ceramic industry wastewater chemical coagulation response surface method
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Çevre Bilimleri |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Nisan 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 29 Ocak 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 13 Kasım 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2 |
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