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Effects of alternating and direct current in electrocoagulation process on the removal of cadmium from water – a novel approach

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Title Effects of alternating and direct current in electrocoagulation process on the removal of cadmium from water – a novel approach
 
Creator Vasudevan, S.
Lakshmi, J.
 
Subject Electroinorganic
 
Description The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of AC and DC on the removal of cadmium from water using zinc as anode and as cathode. Various operating parameters on the removal efficiency of cadmium were investigated, such as initial cadmium ion concentration, initial pH, current density and temperature. The results showed that the removal efficiency of 97.8% and 96.9% with the energy consumption of 0.665 and 1.236 kWh/m3 was achieved at a current density of 0.2 A/dm2 and pH of 7.0 using zinc as electrodes using AC and DC, respectively. For both AC and DC, the adsorption of cadmium was preferably fitting Langmuir adsorption isotherm, the adsorption process follows second order kinetics and the temperature studies showed that adsorption was exothermic and spontaneous in nature
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cecri.csircentral.net/2923/1/148-2011.pdf
Vasudevan, S. and Lakshmi, J. (2011) Effects of alternating and direct current in electrocoagulation process on the removal of cadmium from water – a novel approach. Separation and Purification Technology, 80 (03). pp. 643-651. ISSN 1383-5866
 
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