Performance Evaluation of Non Rotating and Rotating Anode Reactor in Electro Coagulation Process

Abstract

Electro coagulation process using various deigns and configurations have been tested from time to time and found to impart major role in the process. Mostly non rotating configurations were used in the available literature. The usage of rotating electrode reactors has come to light and found out to be effective configuration. The effect of rotating and non rotating reactor configurations along with other affecting parameters likes current density, detention time and energy consumption were investigated. Set of experiments were conducted using simulated sample prepared by dissolving basic red dye in tap water to carry out the performance evaluation of the two type of reactors configuration. A comparative study between the two configurations was made to investigate their effectiveness in term of COD removal efficiency and economics of treatment. The results show that rotating reactor configuration have consumed 15-17% less energy for maximum COD removal of 96.40% and thus have better removal efficiency and lower specific energy consumption than non rotating reactor configuration.