title: Bubble size distribution in a laboratory-scale electroflotation study.
abstract: The performance of electroflotation (EF) is strongly influenced by the size of O2and H2bubbles. Therefore, in this study, the bubble sizes are measured in a lab-scale EF cell using a high-speed camera. The mean bubble size is found to vary in the range of 32.7-68.6 μm under different operating conditions. This study shows that the electrode material, current density, water pH, ionic strength, and frother (Tennafroth 250) concentration are important factors in controlling the bubble size. Furthermore, four mathematical distributions (normal, log-normal, Weibull, and gamma distributions) are fitted to the experimental data, among which the log-normal distribution is found to be the best fit based on the lower Anderson-Darling (AD) value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada. rakib_env@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Raquibul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Julie Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Adnan Hossain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004566:Electrodes; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: Bubble; Current density; Electrode; Electroflotation; Frother; pH