Ozonation of tannery effluent for removal of cod and color

V. Preethi, K. S. Parama Kalyani, K. Iyappan, C. Srinivasakannan, N. Balasubramaniam, N. Vedaraman

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Abstract

Ozonation of leather dye effluent for removal of color and COD reduction covering wide range in operating parameters forms the scope of the present work. The influence of parameters such as influent pH, ozone flow rate and initial effluent concentration on ozonation efficiency has been critically examined. It has been observed from the present investigation that a maximum of COD removal efficiency of 92% has been achieved under optimum operating conditions. Further the biodegradability index of the tannery effluent has increased from an initial value of 0.18 to 0.49 during ozonation indicating favorable adaptation of ozonation as a primer to the biochemical technique to enhance the efficiency of biochemical treatment.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)150-154
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume166
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Advanced oxidation
  • Bio-degradability index
  • COD/color removal
  • Ozonation
  • Tannery effluent

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