화학공학소재연구정보센터
Separation Science and Technology, Vol.48, No.2, 295-302, 2012
Treatment of Endocrine Disrupting Chemical From Aqueous Solution by Electrocoagulation
The removal of endocrine disrupting chemical (BPA; BisphenolA) from aqueous solution was experimentally investigated by electrocoagulation process. The effects of different combinations of aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe) electrode pair, supporting electrolyte type, supporting electrolyte concentration, initial pH and applied current density and initial BPA concentration on the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and energy consumption performances were critically evaluated. The experiment results indicate that AlAl electrode pair is the most efficient choice of the four electrode pairs. The COD removal efficiency was increased when NaCl was used as the supporting electrolyte instead of Na2SO4 and NaNO3. The optimum supporting electrolyte type and its concentration, initial pH, applied current density and treatment time were found to be NaCl, 0.05 M, pH 7.0, 12 mA cm-2 and 40 min, respectively. Energy consumption was found to decrease with increase of NaCl concentration while it increases with increasing applied current density. The initial and treated sample was characterized by UVvis spectroscopy to confirm the treatment efficiency. The sludge formed during electrocoagulation was characterized by XRD and SEM/EDAX analysis.