Degradación y mineralización de tartrazina mediante electrooxidación. Optimización de las condiciones de operación

In this work, the operational conditions of the tartrazine electro-oxidation (EO) process were optimized. The batch reactor used has two electrodes: one made of diamond doped with boron and the other one of titanium, working at monopolar configuration. The initial dyestuff concentration (Ci), the current density (i) and the pH were defined as the main factors affecting the EO. Their optimal values were found as follows: Ci=30 ppm, i=5mA/cm2 and pH=6.0. At these conditions, a kinetic analysis was performed in the terms of: the percentage of the dyestuff decolorization (%DC), the percentage of the chemical oxygen demand (%DCOD), and the percentage of the total organic carbon (%TOC). Additionally, the effect of Fe2+ (electro- Fenton process, EF) and Fe2+/UV radiation (electro-photo-Fenton process, EFF) on the studied process were evaluated. The work demonstrates the validity of the hypothesis about the most significant parameters that affect the EO process

Assessment of the optimized treatment of indigo-polluted industrial textile wastewater by a sequential electrocoagulation-activated carbon adsorption process

Wastewater collected from a local jean manufacturing plant was treated using an electrocoagulation process (EC) coupled with activated carbon (AC) adsorption. The process variables were optimized using multivariate regression coupled with nonlinear programming with nonlinear restrictions to achieve the lowest possible cost while keeping a high enough degradation rate for chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, and turbidity to fulfill the Colombian environmental regulation requirements. Under optimal conditions (pH = 5.4, s =2 mS/cm, j =14 mA/cm2, and t = 11 min) color, COD, and TOC removals of 95%, 63%, and 51%, respectively, were achieved. The biodegradability index also increased from 0.13 to 0.29, whereas toxicity tests showed a remaining toxicity of 45%. A kinetic study was conducted for the EC process. The activated carbon (AC) adsorption process was successfully used to completely remove toxicity, while further increasing color, COD, and TOC removals to 96%, 72%, and 61%, respectively. The conditions for the AC adsorption process (20 g/L of AC and 1 h) were determined by experimental adsorption isotherms and kinetic studies. The optimized EC/AC process led to an effluent satisfying the Colombian regulations and seems technologically viable with lower costs than other similar process that were reported in previous works. © 2020 Elsevier Lt

Región de Inestabilidad y Optimización de las Condiciones de Producción de Metanol en un Reactor Lurgi

In the present work, the operational conditions for methanol synthesis in a Lurgi reactor are analyzed. The industrial data for a packed reactor (consisting of 1620 tubes of 7 m long) are the basis of this study. At first, the industrial reactor is simulated achieving excellent agreement with plant data. Then, the instability region is defined as a boundary in the conversion-temperature diagram and defines the conditions that must be avoided during reactor operation. The optimization of the operational conditions is performed based on the optimal temperature progression from the iso-reaction rate curves. Finally, it was found that the cooling fluid must be at 230 °C and that the heat transfer coefficient must guarantee a value of 118 J/(s.K.m2)

Assessment of the optimized treatment of indigo-polluted industrial textile wastewater by a sequential electrocoagulation-activated carbon adsorption process

Wastewater collected from a local jean manufacturing plant was treated using an electrocoagulation process (EC) coupled with activated carbon (AC) adsorption. The process variables were optimized using multivariate regression coupled with nonlinear programming with nonlinear restrictions to achieve the lowest possible cost while keeping a high enough degradation rate for chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, and turbidity to fulfill the Colombian environmental regulation requirements. Under optimal conditions (pH = 5.4, s =2 mS/cm, j =14 mA/cm2, and t = 11 min) color, COD, and TOC removals of 95%, 63%, and 51%, respectively, were achieved. The biodegradability index also increased from 0.13 to 0.29, whereas toxicity tests showed a remaining toxicity of 45%. A kinetic study was conducted for the EC process. The activated carbon (AC) adsorption process was successfully used to completely remove toxicity, while further increasing color, COD, and TOC removals to 96%, 72%, and 61%, respectively. The conditions for the AC adsorption process (20 g/L of AC and 1 h) were determined by experimental adsorption isotherms and kinetic studies. The optimized EC/AC process led to an effluent satisfying the Colombian regulations and seems technologically viable with lower costs than other similar process that were reported in previous works. © 2020 Elsevier Lt

Análisis de la sensibilidad paramétrica y del comportamiento dinámico de la hidrólisis del isocianato de metilo

In this work, parametric sensitivity and dynamic analysis were combined to determine the thermal instability conditions inherent in the methyl isocyanate hydrolysis reaction. This highly exothermic reaction tragically proved to be very sensible to temperature changes in the so-called Bhopal disaster in 1984. A stirred tank reactor in transient state was considered for simulating the reactive system. First, critical operational conditions were defined from the parametric sensitivity analysis. Subsequently, in a rigorous way, the dynamic analysis determined the thermal instability regions, Hopf bifurcations, and the thermal oscillatory behavior of the reactive system. The Matcont® software was used to solve the differential equations set. It was demonstrated that runaway conditions and the periodic solutions of temperature are closely related with the cooling temperature and the dimensionless parameters (f-dimensionless flow and l-heat transfer term) and their critical parameters were obtained: /c=752.39 and fc=1.57

Sensibilidad Paramétrica y Condiciones Seguras de Operación de la Hidrólisis del Anhídrido Acético en un Reactor Batch

The results of a study on the parametric sensitivity of acetic acid production by hydrolysis of acetic anhydride, using acid homogeneous catalysis in a batch reactor, are presented. Dimensionless parameters of mass and energy balances were fitted using experimental data available in the literature that includes the variation of the reaction temperature for different sulfuric acid concentrations (3% to 5%). Then, from the analysis of the intrinsic mathematical properties of the concentration-temperature phase plane, the critical operating conditions were defined. Thus, it was possible to determine the specific values of the safe operating conditions for the catalyzed hydrolysis of acetic anhydride, in the function of catalyst concentration

Degradación de Colorante Amarillo 12 de Aguas Residuales Industriales utilizando Hierro Cero Valente, Peróxido de Hidrógeno y Radiación Ultravioleta

The Fenton heterogeneous process in a fluidized bed reactor using Zero Valent Iron (ZVI), in the metallic state, for the treatment of textile wastewater has been used an analyzed. The aim of this work was to optimize the following operating parameters: initial dye concentration, H2O2 concentration, pH, amount of ZVI, and UV radiation, for the removal of dye and organic matter. At first, a fractional factorial experimental design allows defining the most influential factors. After that, they were optimized using the Response Surface Methodology coupled to the Box-Behnken experimental design. The optimal conditions were found to be as follows: initial dye concentration, 881 mg/L; pH 5; ZVI concentration, 5,31 g/L; H2O2 concentration, 0,86 mL/L. At these conditions, the degradation kinetics was performed, reaching 100% and 80,83% of dye and chemical oxygen demand respectively, in 150 minutes of reaction

Combined electrocoagulation and electro-oxidation of industrial textile wastewater treatment in a continuous multi-stage reactor

A combined electrocoagulation (EC) and electrochemical oxidation (EO) industrial textile wastewater treatment potential is evaluated in this work. A fractional factorial design of experiment showed that EC current density, followed by pH, were the most significant factors. Conductivity and number of electrooxidation cells did not affect chemical oxygen demand degradation (DCOD). Aluminum and iron anodes performed similarly as sacrificial anodes. Current density, pH and conductivity were chosen for a Box-Behnken design of experiment to determine optimal conditions to achieve a high DCOD minimizing operating cost (OC). The optimum to achieve a 70% DCOD with an OC of USD 1.47/m(3) was: pH of 4, a conductivity of 3.7 mS/cm and a current density of 4.1 mA/cm(2). This study also shows the applicability of a combined EC/EO treatment process of a real complex industrial wastewater

The removal of the trivalent chromium from the leather tannery wastewater: the optimisation of the electro-coagulation process parameters.

The capacity of the electro-coagulation (EC) process for the treatment of the wastewater containing Cr3+, resulting from a leather tannery industry placed in Medellin (Colombia), was evaluated. In order to assess the effect of some parameters, such as: the electrode type (Al and/or Fe), the distance between electrodes, the current density, the stirring velocity, and the initial Cr3+ concentration on its efficiency of removal (%RCr+3), a multifactorial experimental design was used. The %RCr3+ was defined as the response variable for the statistical analysis. In order to optimise the operational values for the chosen parameters, the response surface method (RSM) was applied. Additionally, the Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and the Total Organic Carbon (TOC) were monitored during the EC process. The electrodes made of aluminium appeared to be the most effective in the chromium removal from the wastewater under study. At pH equal to 4.52 and at 28 degrees C, the optimal conditions of Cr3+ removal using the EC process were found, as follows: the initial Cr3+ concentration=3,596 mg/L, the electrode gap=0.5 cm, the stirring velocity=382.3 rpm, and the current density=57.87 mA/cm2. At those conditions, it was possible to reach 99.76% of Cr3+ removal, and 64% and 61% of mineralisation (TOC) and COD removal, respectively. A kinetic analysis was performed in order to verify the response capacity of the EC process at optimised parameter values

Mineralization of cyanide originating from gold leaching effluent using electro-oxidation: multi-objective optimization and kinetic study

Abstract: This study examines the electro-oxidation (EO) of cyanide originating from an industrial plant´s gold leaching effluent. Experiments were carried out in a laboratory-scale batch cell reactor. Monopolar configuration of electrodes consisting of graphite (anode) and aluminum (cathode) was employed, operating in galvanostatic mode. Response Surface Methodology (RSM), based on a Box–Behnken experimental Design (BBD), was used to optimize the EO operational conditions. Three independent process variables were considered: initial cyanide concentration ([CN-]0 = 1000–2000 mg L-1), current density (J =7–107 mA cm-2), and stirring velocity (? = 250–750 rpm). The cyanide conversion (XCN-), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal percentage (%RCOD), and specific Energy Consumption per unit mass of removed cyanide (EC) were analyzed as response variables. Multi-objective optimization let to establish the most effective EO conditions ([CN-]0 = 1000 mg L-1, J = 100 mA cm-2 and ? = 750 rpm). The experimental data (XCN-, %RCOD, and EC) were fitted to second-order polynomial models with adjusted correlation coefficients (Radj2) of ca. 98, 99 and 87%, respectively. The kinetic analysis, performed at optimal EO operational conditions, allowed determination of time required to meet Colombian permissible discharge limits. The predictive capacity of kinetic expressions was verified against experimental data obtained for gold leaching effluent. Total cyanide removal and 96% of COD reduction were obtained, requiring EC of 71.33 kWh kg-1 and 180 min. The BOD5 (biological oxygen demand)/COD ratio increased from 4.52 × 10-4 to 0.5573, confirming effluent biodegradability after EO treatment. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]The variation of cyanide (CN-), cyanate (CNO-) and ammonium (NH4 +) ions concentrations vs. time at alkaline conditions. EO operational conditions: [CN-]0 = 1000 mg/L, J = 100 mA/cm2 , ? = 750 rpm, [NaCl] = 0.15 M and pH 11.1. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V