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Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, Vol. 4 No. 4, 2014.

Review article

https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.2014.0060

Enhanced electrocoagulation: New approaches to improve the electrochemical process

Carlos E. Barrera-Díaz ; Departartment of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Chemical Sciences & Technologies, Enrique Costa Building, Campus Universitario s/n 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
Gabriela Roa-Morales ; Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM – UNAM, Carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, km 14.5, Unidad El Rosedal, C.P. 50200, Toluca, Estado de México, México
Patricia Balderas Hernández ; Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM – UNAM, Carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, km 14.5, Unidad El Rosedal, C.P. 50200, Toluca, Estado de México, México
Carmen María Fernandez-Marchante ; Departartment of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Chemical Sciences & Technologies, Enrique Costa Building, Campus Universitario s/n 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
Manuel Andrés Rodrigo ; Departartment of Chemical Engineering. Faculty of Chemical Sciences & Technologies, Enrique Costa Building, Campus Universitario s/n 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain

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Abstract

Electrocoagulation is a promising technology for the removal of colloids from different types of wastewater and it has also demonstrated good efficiencies for the breaking-up of emulsions. It consists of the dissolution of aluminum or iron anodes, promoting the formation of coagulant reagents in wastewater that helps to coagulate pollutants and the formation of bubbles that favors the mixing (electroflocculation) and the removal of suspended solids by flotation (electroflotation). During the recent years, the combination of this technology with other treatment technologies has become a hot topic looking for a synergistic improvement in the efficiencies. This work aims to review some of the more recent works regarding this topic, in particular the combination of electrocoagulation with ozonation, adsorption and ultrasound irradiation.

Keywords

Electrocoagulation; ozonation; adsorption; ultrasound irradiation; pulse application

Hrčak ID:

130227

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/130227

Publication date:

6.12.2014.

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