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Comparison of treatment potential of electrocoagulation of distillery effluent with and without activated Areca catechu nut carbon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16842910     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Physico-chemical characteristics of distillery effluent samples have been determined. The water quality parameters (WQPs) measured are colour, pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS), chloride, total hardness (THA), calcium, iron, bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). Almost all the values of WQPs of the distillery effluents have been found to be very high and well above the permissible limit suggested by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Electrocoagulation (EC) technique is employed to treat the distillery effluents. Removal efficiency of WQPs is compared by adopting EC technique with and without the addition of indigenously prepared activated areca nut [botanical name: Areca catechu; kotta pakku, in (vernacular)] carbon (AAC). About 99% of turbidity has been removed in both the cases. The experimental results also revealed that the WQPs like EC, TDS, etc. of the effluents could be reduced. Loss of weight of sacrificial electrode (anode) is also ascertained. EC with AAC is found to be more effective than EC without AAC.
Authors:
N Kannan; G Karthikeyan; N Tamilselvan
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2006-05-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hazardous materials     Volume:  137     ISSN:  0304-3894     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hazard. Mater.     Publication Date:  2006 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-09-29     Completed Date:  2007-01-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9422688     Medline TA:  J Hazard Mater     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1803-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi 626124, Tamil Nadu, India. vgr_anjac@sancharnet.in
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aluminum / chemistry
Areca / chemistry*
Calcium / chemistry
Carbon / chemistry*
Chlorides / chemistry
Electrocoagulation / instrumentation*,  methods*
Electrodes
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Iron / chemistry
Sulfur / chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chlorides; 7429-90-5/Aluminum; 7439-89-6/Iron; 7440-44-0/Carbon; 7440-70-2/Calcium; 7704-34-9/Sulfur

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