Please cite this article as: D. Valero, V. García-García, E. Expósito, A. Aldaz, V. Montiel, Electrochemical treatment of wastewater from almond industry using dsa-type anodes: direct connection to a pv generator, Separation and Purification Technology (2013), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur. 2013.12.023 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM ALMOND INDUSTRY USING DSA-TYPE ANODES: DIRECT CONNECTION TO A PV GENERATOR
ABSTRACTFood industries such as almond industry generate large volumes of wastewater in their processes and common techniques are not always efficient for treating this kind of effluents. In this work, the feasibility of a treatment for pollutants removal of a real industrial wastewater by electrochemical oxidation s studied at laboratory scale and then scaled-up to pre-industrial scale. The first stage of the work was performed at laboratory scale, using a 63 cm 2 cell, where different anodes (Ti/Pt, and DSA anodes (Ti/RuO 2 and Ti/IrO 2 )) and the optimal experimental conditions (pH, current density, temperature and In the second stage the scaling-up of the process from laboratory to pre-industrial scale was performed, by using a 3300cm 2 cell. The electrochemical reactor was finally powered by a photovoltaic generator directly connected, in order to operate by using a renewable energy and a COD elimination of 80 % was achieved.