Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution using electrocoagulation

N. Balasubramanian, Toshinori Kojima, C. Ahmed Basha, C. Srinivasakannan

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Abstract

Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution was carried out using electrocoagulation. Experiments were conducted using mild steel sacrificial anode covering wide range in operating conditions to assess the removal efficiency. The maximum arsenic removal efficiency was recorded as 94% under optimum condition. The electrocoagulation mechanism of arsenic removal has been developed to understand the effect of applied charge and electrolyte pH on arsenic removal efficiency. Further the experimental data were tested with different adsorption isotherm model to describe the electrocoagulation process.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)966-969
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume167
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Adsorption isotherm
  • Arsenic removal
  • Electrocoagulation
  • Pseudo first order kinetics

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