Harll Fawwenn Hayes V.
Paderanga BSCHEM-2H1
Scientific Article Review April 11, 2024
Electrocoagulation–electroflotation as a surface water treatment for industrial
uses
In the research undertaken, water treatment and recycling are becoming more
popular as a result of the declining amount and declining quality of water using
mechanical techniques like membrane separation or electrolytic method. Thus,
Electrocoagulation-electroflotation is considered a favorable method in removing
pollutants by adsorption as well as charge neutralization within the surface waters in
rivers and pond. In the method of Electrocoagulation–electroflotation (ECEF), it
involves electrolytic treatment of water samples with the use of sacrificial electrode
specifically the anode to be iron or aluminum which then dissolves and solidify
aluminum and iron ions as gelatinous charged hydroxo-cationic complexes. A variety
of mononuclear and polynuclear species that are involved in the coagulation process
in solution are produced when the aluminum anode dissolves electrolytically. The
equipment used in ECEF is a 2 liter electrolytic cell that connects to a two parallel
electrode aluminum plates that is used to submerge in the water sample providing a
voltage up to 300V and a current of 1A. The intensity was set at a specified scale to
avoid heating in the solution but would control the disinfection with the application of
electrolysis, after each run of the ECEF reactor, bacteria analysis is done through
standard method of NF EN ISO 6222(T 90401). As proven by the study, electrolysis
is not only a parameter that coagulate ions within the water system, bubble
production rate and fluid regime in the reactor also proves an essential process in the
treatment of water. Two raw surface waters have been the subject of research into
the effects of ECEF disinfection. It was discovered that a whole algae and germs
were quickly eliminated within 30 minute, therefore, electrocoagulation allows the
limiting formation of biocides without the use of different chemicals that would be
much cheaper in the industrial usage. ECEF as a flotation method provides an
effective method to remove suspended particles within an aqueous solution.
The review article conducted was a method done using electrolysis, specifically on
electrolytic cell. Electrolytic cell, as discussed is a reaction within electrodes and a
whole system that involves external potential to generate electrolysis. In the study,
the electrodes used was iron and aluminum as it has higher reactivity when induced
in electricity, because of electron transfer within electrodes to the water sample,
colloids are formed into the positive (anode) electrode as a flotation medium in
separating ions in the water that might be harmful as potable use. It also relates to
the topic about oxidation reduction reaction, since it involves aqueous solution and it
is naturally known that waste water are acidic, through electrolysis, redox reactions
are present in separating aqueous hydroxo-cationic complexes to colloids and also
hydrogen gas are formed through bubbles which transitions the water’s alkalinity.
In reference to “Electrocoagulation–electroflotation as a surface water treatment for
industrial uses”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586610002728
