Abstract
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the practical application of electrocoagulation (EC) process in removal of nickel from aqueous solutions by iron-rod electrodes. This experimental research was carried out as a pilot scale using forty bipolar iron-rod electrodes in a glass container with a 1.5 l capacity which was connected to an electrical source. The removal efficiency of nickel from synthetic solutions was measured with initial nickel concentrations of 5 and 500 mg l−1, at pH of 3, 7 and 10, reaction times of 20, 40, 60 and 80 min and electrical potentials of 20, 30 and 40 V. Results showed that by increasing pH, nickel removal effi ciency for each concentration has increased, as much as 99.9% and 99.8% for 500 and 5 mg l−1 concentrations respectively. The optimum removal effi ciencies at nickel concentrations of 500 and 5 mg l−1 were reached at 20 and 40 min of reaction time and 20 V of potential difference respectively. The final pH of treated solutions has also increased which was du...
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