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The removal of color and COD from wastewater containing water base color by coagulation process

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In this study acrylic water base color was removed from synthetic wastewater using coagulation process. Experiments were conducted on the sample containing 100 mg/L and 400 mg/L of acrylic water base color. Destruction of color by means of coagulation/flocculation techniques using ferrous sulfate, alum, lime and polyelectrolyte (cationic, anionic and non ionic). The study was performed in a systematic approach searching optimum values of alum and FeSO4 concentration, pH and temperature. All the experiments were run in a laboratory scale.The obtained results show that treatment with alum and ferrous sulfate alone proved to be very effective in removing the color (> 99 %) and part of COD (60–70 %) from aqueous solution. Lime alone did not significant change on COD and color removal.

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  1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

    H. Asilian M.Sc., Ph.D. (assistant professor), Sh. Moradian fard M.Sc. (student), A. Rezaei M.Sc., Ph.D. (assistant professor), S. B. Mortazavi M.Sc., Ph.D. (associated professor) & A. Khavanin M.Sc., Ph.D. (assistant professor)

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Asilian, H., Moradian fard, S., Rezaei, A. et al. The removal of color and COD from wastewater containing water base color by coagulation process. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 3, 153–157 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03325919

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