Electrocoagulation Based Treatment of Water and Wastewater
Overview and Applications
- 1st Edition - February 15, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Mihir Kumar Purkait, Pranjal Pratim Das, Mukesh Sharma
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 9 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 9 3 - 5
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Request a sales quoteElectrocoagulation Based Treatment of Water and Wastewater: Overview and Applications is a concise presentation of different real-life applications on the electrocoagulation treatment process involved in the removal of harmful contaminants from both drinking and industrial wastewater. Chapters focus on the global scenario of water purification, its types, and characteristics, along with different water treatment processes, including the electrocoagulation technique. The book explains both the foundational information and state-of-the-art topics involved in the treatment of water and wastewater using electrocoagulation and its hybrid techniques in an easy-to-understand manner. The experimental studies conducted across the globe, along with their associated challenges and the possible solutions are explored, starting from the basics and gradually progressing towards the advanced level of the subject. In an organized manner, the book addresses both the standalone and hybrid electrocoagulation-based techniques established for water and wastewater treatment in real life applications. Readers will acquire in-depth knowledge on the field of drinking and industrial wastewater treatment from its basics to the current research accomplishments.
- Focuses on the global scenario of water purification, its types, and characteristics along with different water treatment processes, including the electrocoagulation techniques
- Reviews current treatment techniques for the remediation of drinking water and wastewater
- Provides real-life applications on the treatment of drinking and industrial wastewater across the globe via standalone and hybrid electrocoagulation techniques
- Features techno-economic and environmental analysis, along with challenges and future recommendations related to electrocoagulation and its hybrid-based techniques
Postgrad students, researchers, academicians and industry professionals working in the field of water treatment technology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. Water and wastewater: Resource management and quality standards
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Water resource management
- 1.3. Water-quality standards and sources
- 1.4. Major sources of water pollution
- 1.5. Conclusion
- Chapter 2. Water treatment techniques for the remediation of drinking and industrial wastewater
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Classification of treatment techniques
- 2.3. Current treatment processes for water and wastewater
- 2.4. Drawbacks of the conventional processes
- 2.5. Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Fundamentals of electrochemistry in water treatment
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Overview of electrochemical method
- 3.3. Electrode materials
- 3.4. Factors affecting the electrochemical process
- 3.5. Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Advances in electrocoagulation process: Fundamentals and mechanism
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Overview of electrocoagulation process
- 4.3. Commonly used electrode materials for EC process
- 4.4. Operating variables affecting the degradation efficacy of EC process
- 4.5. Techno-economic analysis of electrocoagulation process
- 4.6. Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Electrocoagulation and ozonation processes for the treatment of cold rolling mill wastewater from steel industry, India
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Materials and methodology
- 5.3. Results and discussion
- 5.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 6. Hybrid ozonation-electrocoagulation treatment of biological oxidation treated wastewater from steel industry, India
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Materials and methodology
- 6.3. Results and discussion
- 6.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 7. A real-life application on the treatment of petroleum industry effluent located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, via hybrid adsorption-electrocoagulation process
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Materials and methodology
- 7.3. Results and discussion
- 7.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Continuous electrocoagulation treatment of textile industry effluent located in Istanbul Turkey
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Materials and methodology
- 8.3. Results and discussion
- 8.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Integrated electrocoagulation–microfiltration process for the treatment of nanofiltration rejected effluent from steel industry, India
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Materials and methodology
- 9.3. Results and discussion
- 9.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 10. A real-life application on the treatment of contaminated drinking water by continuous electrocoagulation process
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Materials and methodology
- 10.3. Results and discussion
- 10.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Fluoride and iron mitigation in drinking water by electrocoagulation process
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Materials and methodology
- 11.3. Results and discussion
- 11.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 12. Performance of electrocoagulation process for the removal of arsenic from drinking water
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Materials and methods
- 12.3. Results and discussion
- 12.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Environmental assessment of sludge generated from water treatment plants
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Wastewater sludge
- 13.3. Assessment of wastewater sludge for environmental sustainability
- 13.4. Application of wastewater sludge
- 13.5. Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 15, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443138928
- eBook ISBN: 9780443138935
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Mihir Kumar Purkait
Dr. Mihir Kumar Purkait is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. His current research activities are focused in four distinct areas viz. i) advanced separation technologies, ii) waste to energy, iii) smart materials for various applications, and iv) process intensification. In each of the area, his goal is to synthesis stimuli responsive materials and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the performance of the chemical and biochemical processes. He has more than 20 years of experience in academics and research and published more than 300 papers in different reputed journals (Citation: >16,500, h-index = 75, i-10 index = 193). He has 12 patents and completed 43 sponsored and consultancy projects from various funding agencies.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, IndiaPD
Pranjal Pratim Das
Dr. Pranjal Pratim Das is a Technical Associate at the National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India. He has completed his PhD from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He received his M. Tech and B. Tech in Food Engineering and Technology from Tezpur (Central) University, Assam, India. His research work is purely dedicated to industrial wastewater treatment via electrochemical and advanced oxidation techniques. He has extensively worked on the application of hybrid ozone-electrocoagulation process to treat heavy metals and cyanide-contaminated effluents from different unit operations of steel industry. He has authored several scientific book publications, research/review articles and book chapters in various reputed international journals on water and wastewater treatment. He has fabricated and demonstrated many lab-scale modules for the green energy generation from sewage wastewaters. He has also worked on the treatment of ground and surface waters and has delivered many pilot plant set-ups to several water treatment facilities across the state of Assam (India) for the supply of safe drinking water
Affiliations and expertise
Technical Associate, National Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti (Govt. of India), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, IndiaMS
Mukesh Sharma
Dr. Mukesh Sharma is currently a Research Fellow at Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India. He obtained his M.Sc. and PhD in Earth Science and Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. His research work includes membrane technology and its applications in simultaneous sustainable energy extraction, electrochemistry, wastewater treatment, water treatment, bioelectrochemical process, desalination, waste management, resource recovery, fuel cells and formation of value-added products derived from agricultural wastes and processes intensification. He has published many scientific research and review papers in various reputed international journals. He has authored several book chapters in various publications, including Elsevier, CRC and Springer and patented technologies and its demonstrations on the field of blue energy generations.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, IndiaRead Electrocoagulation Based Treatment of Water and Wastewater on ScienceDirect