Process Optimization of Electrochemical Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen for Actual Dyeing Wastewater Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Wastewater Characteristics and Electrode Selection
2.2. Electrolysis System
2.3. Analytical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Influence of Initial pH Value
3.2. Influence of Applied Current Density
3.3. Effect of Added NaCl Concentration
3.4. Impact of Flow
3.5. Mechanisms and Economic Evaluation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Units | Actual Wastewater |
---|---|---|
pH | - | 8.3 ± 0.1 |
Ammonia | mg-N L−1 | 161.2 ± 2.0 |
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | mg L−1 | 58.8 ± 3.5 |
Chloride (Cl−) | mg L−1 | 483.3 ± 1.3 |
Sodium (Na+) | mg L−1 | 1343.3 ± 2.6 |
Sulfate (SO42−) | mg L−1 | 1221.6 ± 1.5 |
Chromaticity | times | 25 |
Conductivity | mS cm−1 | 6.61 ± 0.1 |
Parameters | Conditions | 100 × K (min−1) | R2 |
---|---|---|---|
Initial pH value | 2.7 | 1.069 | 0.988 |
4.8 | 1.480 | 0.989 | |
6.9 | 0.680 | 0.986 | |
8.3 | 1.822 | 0.990 | |
12.0 | 2.135 | 0.996 | |
Applied current density (mA cm−2) | 5 | 0.770 | 0.992 |
10 | 1.216 | 0.995 | |
15 | 1.479 | 0.991 | |
20 | 1.822 | 0.990 | |
30 | 2.239 | 0.993 | |
NaCl concentration (g L−1) | 0 | 1.822 | 0.990 |
0.5 | 3.583 | 0.991 | |
1.0 | 4.385 | 0.988 | |
1.5 | 5.582 | 0.988 | |
Flow (mL min−1) | 50 | 3.120 | 0.996 |
100 | 4.385 | 0.988 | |
200 | 5.863 | 0.990 | |
300 | 6.547 | 0.996 |
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Yao, J.; Mei, Y.; Xia, G.; Lu, Y.; Xu, D.; Sun, N.; Wang, J.; Chen, J. Process Optimization of Electrochemical Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen for Actual Dyeing Wastewater Treatment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2931. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162931
Yao J, Mei Y, Xia G, Lu Y, Xu D, Sun N, Wang J, Chen J. Process Optimization of Electrochemical Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen for Actual Dyeing Wastewater Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2931. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162931
Chicago/Turabian StyleYao, Jiachao, Yu Mei, Guanghua Xia, Yin Lu, Dongmei Xu, Nabo Sun, Jiade Wang, and Jun Chen. 2019. "Process Optimization of Electrochemical Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen for Actual Dyeing Wastewater Treatment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 16: 2931. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162931