Removal of Refractory COD from Pharmaceutical Wastewater using HCO3 - and Fenton Oxidation Process

Authors

  • Hardik P. Gamdha tudent, M.E Environmental Engineering, BVM Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat)-388120, India
  • Dr. Dipak S. Vyas Professor, Civil Engineering Department, BVM Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat)-388120, India
  • Sejal M. Patel Unistar Env. & Research labs Pvt. Ltd., Vapi (Gujarat)-396195, India

Keywords:

pharmaceutical compounds; advanced oxidation processes; recalcitrant organic constituents; industrial wastewater; refractory COD

Abstract

The increasing concern on the presence of pharmaceutical compounds in the drinking water has increased nowadays mainly due
to the potential risk to the health of human being. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are widely used for the removal of
recalcitrant organic constituents from industrial wastewater. This study mainly aimed to investigate removal of chemical oxygen
demand (COD) from pharmaceutical wastewater using HCO3
- and Fenton oxidation process in a batch reactor. Experiments
were conducted under the various pHs (3-7) and temperatures (19-27°C) condition. Various amounts of H2O2, Fe2+
and HCO3
-
were taken in order to optimize the refractory COD reduction.COD reduction was found 70% and 15% in Fenton oxidation
process and HCO3
-
process subsequently. Moreover the results showed that Fenton oxidation process is capable of achieving high
refractory COD removal at about pH-3.

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Published

2015-05-25

How to Cite

Hardik P. Gamdha, Dr. Dipak S. Vyas, & Sejal M. Patel. (2015). Removal of Refractory COD from Pharmaceutical Wastewater using HCO3 - and Fenton Oxidation Process. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 2(5), 211–215. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/151

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 (2015): Volume: 02, Issue: 05 - May, 2015.

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