<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this present study, chemical coagulation process (CC) treatment process was investigated under different conditions such as pH, ferric chloride dose, agitation time and settling time to treat bagasse wastewater using response surface methodology (RSM). The outcomes were evaluated using Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA) and second order polynomial models were created with the aim of being able to predict the responses. Ideal conditions were observed to be as per the following: agitation time of 25 min, pH of 7, ferric chloride dose of 6 g/L and settling time of 60 min. Under these conditions, turbidity removal of 62%, COD removal of 67%, TDS removal 53% and sludge production of 32 mL/L were obtained with operating cost of 3.50 Rupee/L. The mechanism of CC was analyzed using XRD spectrum and founds to be adsorption.</p></abstract>

In this present study, chemical coagulation process (CC) treatment process was investigated under different conditions such as pH, ferric chloride dose, agitation time and settling time to treat bagasse wastewater using response surface methodology (RSM). The outcomes were evaluated using Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA) and second order polynomial models were created with the aim of being able to predict the responses. Ideal conditions were observed to be as per the following: agitation time of 25 min, pH of 7, ferric chloride dose of 6 g/L and settling time of 60 min. Under these conditions, turbidity removal of 62%, COD removal of 67%, TDS removal 53% and sludge production of 32 mL/L were obtained with operating cost of 3.50 Rupee/L. The mechanism of CC was analyzed using XRD spectrum and founds to be adsorption.

Performance evaluation of chemical coagulation process to treat bagasse wastewater: modeling and optimization

Excel College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Komarapalayam, Namakkal-637303, TN, India

Anna University, Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech Campus, Chennai-600025, TN, India

King Saud University, Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, Post box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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In this present study, chemical coagulation process (CC) treatment process was investigated under different conditions such as pH, ferric chloride dose,...

Performance evaluation of chemical coagulation process to treat bagasse wastewater: modeling and optimization

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 99 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2016-0015

Keywords
bagasse wastewater, chemical coagulation, ferric chloride, Box-Behnken design, sludge, operation cost, optimization

© 2016 K. Thirugnanasambandham et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Performance evaluation of chemical coagulation process to treat bagasse wastewater: modeling and optimization

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 99 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2016-0015

Keywordsbagasse wastewater, chemical coagulation, ferric chloride, Box-Behnken design, sludge, operation cost, optimization

© 2016 K. Thirugnanasambandham et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
bagasse wastewater, chemical coagulation, ferric chloride, Box-Behnken design, sludge, operation cost, optimization