Journal of Advanced Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India

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• Research Article   
  Efficacy of Fenton Based Electrochemical Treatment in Rotating Disc Electrode Reactor for the Removal of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) from Pharmaceutical Wastewater through Different Modes
  Author(s): Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani*, Balasubramanian N, Asha Mathew and Jhanani Karunagaran
  
  The pharmaceutical effluent was remediated by employing batch and Batch Recirculation (BR) of fenton, Electro Oxidation (EO) and Electro Fenton (EF) processes to detach the organic compounds from the pharmaceutical wastewater using rotating disc reactor. Synthetic wastewater was modelled with Total Organic Carbon (TOC) of 298 mg/L. EF process showed enhanced results which could be attributed to the generation of large amount of hydroxyl radicals by which the generation of ferrous ions by the reduction of ferric ions reacted with hydrogen peroxide along with the anode. The optimum conditions for EF process were Fe2+=0.2 g/L, H2O2=0.9 mM, Current Density (CD)=15 mA/cm2, rpm=500 rpm, pH=3.5 and Fe2+=0.2 g/L, H2O2=0.9 mM, CD=10 mM/cm2, pH=3.5, rpm=500, flow rate=60 L/h for batch an.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-4568.23.13.286

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