Treatment of Oily Wastewater From Port Waste Reception Facilities by Electrocoagulation

Sekman E., TOP S., USLU E., VARANK G., BİLGİLİ M. S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, vol.5, no.4, pp.1079-1086, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1079-1086
  • Keywords: Electrocoagulation, Waste reception facility, Oily wastewater, Al electrode, BILGE WATER, REMOVAL, MEMBRANE, ULTRAFILTRATION, PURIFICATION, WASTEWATERS
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study investigated oil/water demulsification and treatment of oily wastewater originated from port waste reception facilities by electro coagulation using aluminum electrodes in a batch reactor. The efficiency of Al electrodes in removing SS, COD, and oil & grease from wastewater with different current densities and operational times were investigated. The characteristics of the wastewater vary in a wide range e.g. SS 13.3-660 mg/L, COD 240-2783 mg/L, and oil & grease 6.5-736 mg/L. The results of the study indicated that the SS, COD, and oil & grease can be removed effectively by EC process using Al electrodes. The optimum EC time and current density for SS removal (98.8%) was determined as 5 min and 16 mA/cm2, respectively. The first 5 min of the EC process give a considerable removal of COD for all current intensities (61-90%). The optimal current density for COD removal was determined as 12 mA/cm2 with the EC time of 20 min. Results indicated that oil & grease removal reached to a rate higher than 80% after EC time of 10 min for all current densities. The results demonstrated the applicability of electrocoagulation as a possible and reliable technique for the treatment of wastewater of port waste reception facilities.