A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance

This study evaluated the performance of aluminum and iron plate electrode systems on the continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water under varying conditions of retention time, initial concentration and electrode distance. The experimental data were validated for mass transfer resista...

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Main Authors: Ezechi, E.H., Isa, M.H., Muda, K., Kutty, S.R.M.
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spelling utp-eprints.233392021-08-19T07:24:47Z A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance Ezechi, E.H. Isa, M.H. Muda, K. Kutty, S.R.M. This study evaluated the performance of aluminum and iron plate electrode systems on the continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water under varying conditions of retention time, initial concentration and electrode distance. The experimental data were validated for mass transfer resistance using the modified mass transfer factor (MMTF) model. Results show a similar trend for both electrode systems. Boron removal decreased from 78.7�60 for aluminum electrode and 67.3�53.3 for iron electrode with shortening retention time from 45 to 30 min. Boron removal further decreased from 84 to 72.7 for aluminum electrode and 76 to 61.3 for iron electrode with increasing electrode distance from 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm. Analyses of the mass transfer resistance showed that the driving force (B) for boron mass transfer was concentration dependent and increased from 0.1037 to 0.4002 mg.g for aluminum electrode and 0.0445 to 0.1258 mg.g for iron electrode with increasing initial boron concentration from 5 to 15 mg/L. A similar trend was observed for the affinity between boron and the electroactive species. Analyses of boron mass transfer resistance related to the global and film mass transfer, and porous diffusion show that boron mass transfer resistance correlated to the film mass transfer for both electrode systems. Aluminum electrode system showed better performance for boron removal and higher mass transfer kinetics. This study clearly demonstrates that continuous electrocoagulation is a suitable alternative for boron removal from produced water. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier Ltd 2020 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077913497&doi=10.1016%2fj.jwpe.2020.101133&partnerID=40&md5=39620bb95029affc3bcedc7641350284 Ezechi, E.H. and Isa, M.H. and Muda, K. and Kutty, S.R.M. (2020) A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 34 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/23339/
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description This study evaluated the performance of aluminum and iron plate electrode systems on the continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water under varying conditions of retention time, initial concentration and electrode distance. The experimental data were validated for mass transfer resistance using the modified mass transfer factor (MMTF) model. Results show a similar trend for both electrode systems. Boron removal decreased from 78.7�60 for aluminum electrode and 67.3�53.3 for iron electrode with shortening retention time from 45 to 30 min. Boron removal further decreased from 84 to 72.7 for aluminum electrode and 76 to 61.3 for iron electrode with increasing electrode distance from 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm. Analyses of the mass transfer resistance showed that the driving force (B) for boron mass transfer was concentration dependent and increased from 0.1037 to 0.4002 mg.g for aluminum electrode and 0.0445 to 0.1258 mg.g for iron electrode with increasing initial boron concentration from 5 to 15 mg/L. A similar trend was observed for the affinity between boron and the electroactive species. Analyses of boron mass transfer resistance related to the global and film mass transfer, and porous diffusion show that boron mass transfer resistance correlated to the film mass transfer for both electrode systems. Aluminum electrode system showed better performance for boron removal and higher mass transfer kinetics. This study clearly demonstrates that continuous electrocoagulation is a suitable alternative for boron removal from produced water. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
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author Ezechi, E.H.
Isa, M.H.
Muda, K.
Kutty, S.R.M.
spellingShingle Ezechi, E.H.
Isa, M.H.
Muda, K.
Kutty, S.R.M.
A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
author_sort Ezechi, E.H.
title A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
title_short A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
title_full A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
title_fullStr A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
title_full_unstemmed A comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
title_sort comparative evaluation of two electrode systems on continuous electrocoagulation of boron from produced water and mass transfer resistance
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