Removal of COD from TFT-LCD Wastewater by Electro-Fenton Technology Using a Tubular Reactor
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 7
Abstract
The nonbiodegradable pollutants and high-strength nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds found in the wastewater from the thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) screen industry are difficult to degrade. An electro-Fenton procedure has been developed to increase the efficiency of the ferric reduction. The organic compounds are ionized or oxidized by direct electrolysis on the anode in the electrolytic cell of the electro-Fenton process. The effects of operating parameters such as concentrations of and , pH, and current density on chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal were determined. The degradation of the TFT-LCD wastewater was faster by the electro-Fenton process than the conventional Fenton process. The highest COD removal efficiency was 100% at 120 min; ; ; ; and of current density. The energy cost of the electro-Fenton process for treating TFT-LCD wastewater was approximately US$0.1/L.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, for financially supporting this research under Contract No. NSC 99-2221-E-041-012-MY3.
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Volume 143 • Issue 7 • July 2017
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Received: Jul 15, 2015
Accepted: Nov 22, 2016
Published ahead of print: Feb 24, 2017
Published online: Feb 25, 2017
Published in print: Jul 1, 2017
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