Removal of natural organic matter and arsenic from water by electrocoagulation/flotation continuous flow reactor.

The performance of the laboratory scale electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) reactor in removing high concentrations of natural organic matter (NOM) and arsenic from groundwater was analyzed in this study. An ECF reactor with bipolar plate aluminum electrodes was operated in the horizontal continuous flow mode. Electrochemical and flow variables were optimized to examine ECF reactor contaminants removal efficiency.

Preliminary evaluation of galvanic sludge immobilization in clay-based matrix as an environmentally safe process.

This study attempts to determine the possibilities and limitations of the immobilization of galvanic wastes by their incorporation into clay-based materials. It focuses on the effects of several processing parameters such as the temperature of thermal treatment, the relative amount of sludge, and the physico-chemical aspects of the sample, on the fixing level of relevant metals (Zn, Ni, Fe, Mn, Pb, Cu, Cr) in thermally treated clay-based samples. The effectiveness of sludge inactivation was assessed by water-leaching test and conductivity measurements.