An efficiency and security study of alage- water Separation by Electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF)

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10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.197How to use a DOI?

Keywords

algae separation, electrocoagulation/flotation, separation efficiency, cell integrity.

Abstract

The occurrence of algae in the water sources is a worldwide environmental health issue. Electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF), as an efficient, safety and environmental friendly algae removal technique without additional chemicals, shows obvious advantages on energy conservation and environmental security over conventional methods. In this study, the efficiency and security of algae separation in an ECF system were investigated. The algae removal, cell viability and extracellular MC-LR analysis were applied to access the effects of current density, run time and initial algal concentration on the separation efficiency and membrane integrity of cells. Results showed that within a reasonable range of parameters, ECF not only can achieve high efficiency of algae removal in a relatively short time but also ensure the integrity of algae cells. In this investigation, treat for 20 minutes at current density of 3mA/cm2 was found to be optimum under the experimental conditions.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaoxiao Lu
AU  - Liang Tian
AU  - Tian Xu
AU  - Jinrui Xu
AU  - Wei Wu
PY  - 2016/06
DA  - 2016/06
TI  - An efficiency and security study of alage- water Separation by Electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF)
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 6th International Conference on Machinery, Materials, Environment, Biotechnology and Computer
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 942
EP  - 947
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.197
DO  - 10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.197
ID  - Lu2016/06
ER  -