Abstract
This paper describes a batch-recycle galvanic reactor, operated in the flow-by configuration, for the removal of copper from dilute industrial effluents. A three-dimensional cathode, 80 ppi reticulated vitreous carbon, was used for this purpose. Mass transfer studies show that the average mass transfer coefficient was proportional to the Reynolds number, Ref, where f=0.68, which was independent of the concentration of reactant species under the experimental conditions. A comparison of the performance between a single-pass and a batch-recycle reactor was also conducted with an initial copper concentration of 10 mg l−1, 100 mg l−1 and 500 mg l−1. A 500 ml feed of 74.2 mg l−1 of copper in electroplating rinse water with a low conductivity of 1.2 mS cm−1 was reduced to less than 1.0 mg l−1 in 150 min at a flow rate of 500 ml min−1.
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