Electrochemical Treatment of Textile Dye Wastewater By Mild Steel Anode

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the treatment of textile dye wastewater generated from a textile proce,sing industry by electrochemical method. Experiments were conducted at current densities of 12, 24 and 48 A/m2 using mild steel as anode and cathode. During the various stages of electrolysis, parameter, such as COD, color and BOD1 were determined in order to knov.. the feasibilit) of electrochemical treatment. It was observed that increasing the electrolysis time and increased current density bring down the concentration of pollutants. Also COD removal rate and energy consumption during the electrolysis were calculated and presented in this paper. The present study proves the effectiveness of electrochemical treatment using MS as anode for TOW oxidation