title: Removal of Acid Black 1 and Basic Red 2 from aqueous solutions by electrocoagulation/Moringa oleifera seed adsorption coupling in a batch system.
abstract: The removal of Acid Black 1 (AB1) and Basic Red 2 (BR2) from aqueous solutions via an electrocoagulation (EC)/Moringa oleifera seeds (MOS) adsorption coupling process by using aluminum and stainless steel electrode in a batch reactor is described in this study. The influences of the operational parameters, i.e. current density, MOS dosage, and dye initial concentration, on degree of color removal were studied, and the unit energy demand, the unit electrode material demand, and the charge loading were calculated and discussed. The amounts of adsorbent and energy consumption were considered as main criteria of process evaluation, and ideal conditions were chosen. The addition of an appropriate MOS dosage (0.6 g/L for AB1 and 5 g/L for BR2) resulted in faster decolorization of dyes especially at lower current densities and was simultaneously accompanied by a significant reduction in contact time compared to the conventional simple EC process. The coupling process achieved degree of removals above 99.3% and 94% for AB1 and BR2, respectively. The EC/MOS coupling technique could be recommended to replace the conventional simple EC because of its high degree of removal, short contact time, and low energy consumption.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China E-mail: wangxiansheng728@sina.com.
authors.forename: Helder Pereira
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China E-mail: wangxiansheng728@sina.com.
authors.forename: Jiguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China E-mail: wangxiansheng728@sina.com.
authors.forename: Jiaheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China E-mail: wangxiansheng728@sina.com.
authors.forename: Meixia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China E-mail: wangxiansheng728@sina.com.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China E-mail: wangxiansheng728@sina.com.
authors.forename: Xiansheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D029588:Moringa oleifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents