Design of electrocoagulation system for removing non-sugar wastes from beet sugar press-water | ||
| Egyptian Sugar Journal | ||
| Volume 23, Issue 23, December 2024, Pages 1-22 PDF (905.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research Articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/esugj.2024.333110.1071 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Saleh Sheta1; Abd El-Motaleb M. Ramadan* 2; Mohamed M. Abd El-Wahab3; Ibrahim Abd El-Ghany4 | ||
| 1Science and Technology of the Sugar Industry Department, Faculty of Sugar and Integrated Industries Technology, Assiut University, 71525 Assiut, Egypt; Delta Sugar Company, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt | ||
| 2Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt | ||
| 3Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Assuit University, Egypt | ||
| 4Delta Sugar Company, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Electrocoagulation (EC) cells, which work by passing an electric current through aqueous medium using electrodes, have proven to be a very effective technology for removing pollutants from wastewater. The present study deals with the design of an electrochemical cell used to remove unwanted wastes from sugar beet press-water by electrocoagulation mechanism. The operational parameters controlling the removal efficiency of the target waste were studied. These factors include pH, current density (CD), electrolysis time, stirring speed, surface area to volume ratio (S/V), electrode sets, electrode material type, and number of electrode plates. Wastes of sugar beet press-water to be removed are non-sugar materials, color and total hardness. The highest removal efficiencies achieved were 43.32%, 97.95% and 79.80% for non-sugar materials, color and total hardness, respectively. The operating parameters that achieved these results were pH 10.7, current density 25.39 mA/cm2, electrolysis time 60 min, stirring speed 350 rpm, 2Al-2Al electrode array, and S/V ratio 19.2 m-1. The experimental optimum values of anode mass loss and electrical power consumption were 0.76 kg/m3 and 39 kWh/m3, respectively. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Beet Sugar press-water; Color; Electrocoagulation; Non-sugar; Total hardness | ||
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