Electrochemical treatment of a graphitic forging lubricant effluent: The effect of chloride concentration and current density

The graphite removal and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction by the electrochemical treatment of an effluent containing a lubricant (oil in water emulsion with graphite) was investigated. The electrochemical cell used a pair of aluminum plates. Since the effluent conductivity was very low, Na...

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Autores: Borsa, M. Beatriz, Jungblut, Ricardo, Müller, Lourdes, Moura Bernardes, Andréa, Bergmann, Carlos, Pérez-Herranz, Valentín|||0000-0002-4010-0888
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/81746
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/81746
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electrocoagulation
aluminum
COD
graphite
graphitic forging lubricant effluent
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Sumario:The graphite removal and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction by the electrochemical treatment of an effluent containing a lubricant (oil in water emulsion with graphite) was investigated. The electrochemical cell used a pair of aluminum plates. Since the effluent conductivity was very low, NaCl was used as supporting electrolyte and different current densities as well as different distance between the electrodes were applied. In lower current densities, higher chloride concentrations implied in smaller COD values. The same behavior was observed when electrode distance was decreased. All the tested conditions presented significant graphite removal and COD reductions larger than 94%