ELECTROCOAGULATION

WASTER-WATER
MANAGEMENT:
PROJECT
Meera Patel 200230113002 (Group 10)
 TABLE OF CONTENTS:
The following topics will be covered in this
presentation/abstract.
1. Introduction to Electrocoagulation
a. Aim
b. Theory
2. Materials Required
3. Procedure
4. Working of the model
5. Result
6. Conclusion
 01 ABOUT THE PROJECT
Water is essential for survival, but it’s a basic fact that every resource is limited in
nature. Many countries are facing a water crisis because of their negligence. People
often take everything for granted and waste water without thinking about future
implications. That’s why the need to recycle and reuse wastewater arises. Water
which is unfit for consumption and daily use is called wastewater. Factories release
toxic substances and contaminated water which needs to be processed before being
used. Waste-water Treatment plants are set up for the same. These plants employ
various physical and chemical processes to purify water like filtration, distillation,
evaporation etc. Electrocoagulation is one such widely used process upon which
our project is based.
 INTRODUCTION
Electrocoagulation ("electro", meaning to apply an electrical charge to water, and "coagulation",
meaning the process of changing the particle surface charge, allowing suspended matter to form an
agglomeration) is an advanced and economical water treatment technology. It effectively removes
suspended solids to sub-micrometre levels, breaks emulsions such as oil and grease or latex, and
oxidizes and eradicates heavy metals from water without the use of filters or the addition of
separation chemicals. EC has become one of the affordable wastewater treatment processes
around the world by reducing electricity consumption and miniaturization of the needed power
supplies. 

It is used to:
• Remove contaminants that are generally more difficult to remove by filtration or chemical
treatment systems
• Such as emulsified oil, total petroleum hydrocarbons.
• Refractory organics, suspended solids, and heavy metals.
• Get rid of TSS (total suspended solids)

Aim: To purify water using the method of Electrocoagulation.

 MATERIALS
REQUIRED:
1. 1-litre capacity borosilicate glass beaker
2. Electrodes - (Copper or Aluminium
material)
3. Single strand wire
4. DC power supply unit
5. Wastewater sample
6. Flocculant like FeCl3, (Al)3(SO4)2
 METHOD:
• Determine the initial characteristics (Total solids, chloride content, etc.) of wastewater
sample.
• Fill the 2-litre beaker with wastewater sample collected from the industry.
• Use two copper or aluminum electrode with dimension 5cm*5cm and 1mm thickness
• Single stand wire connected to the electrodes to supply the DC current to the system
• Conduct the experiment with different voltages like 10volts, 20volts and 30volts
• Change the spacing between the electrodes at different voltages like 2cm,4cm and 6cm.
• For each voltage at every 20 minutes interval take out the small quantity wastewater from
the beaker for analysis purpose.
• Add a flocculant like FeCl3 or (Al)3(SO4)2 and see how the suspended particles form a
layer and filter them out.
• Find out the characteristics of the sample and compare the values with initial characteristics
to get the removal efficiency.
• Find the best voltage and electrolysis time based on the highest removal efficiency values
MODEL:
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON
 ADVANTAGES
Electrocoagulation treats
Research from 2009
water without the need for
found that
chemicals. This means
electrocoagulation
there is no danger of
reduces the total
residual chemicals making
number of suspended
their way into the effluent,
solids in the solution
leaving behind toxins and
by 95 - 99 percent.
odors.

1 2 3 4
It only requires a Provides consistent
low level of and reliable results.
electrical current. And, its low
So, the cost is less. maintenance.
 95%
Of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) are
removed if we employ this process for
purification of water.
 RESULT
After the process is complete, we can filter out
the dirt and dust which has formed on top of the
beaker and get the pure water. The water we
have obtained will need to be treated further and
then it is fit for drinking.
 CONCLUSION:
We can see how useful
Electrocoagulation is in terms of
wastewater management. Besides
this, it is also used in:
• Ground Water Cleanup
• Surface Water Cleanup
• Process Rinse Water and Wash
Water
• Sewage Treatment
• Cooling Towers
THANK YOU!