Study on Ammonia and Colour Removal from Leachate via Aerated Electrocoagulation (Ferum and Aluminium Electrode)

Untreated landfill leachate is harmful to the groundwater resources, environment, and human health. Therefore, proper treatment is needed. This study investigates the efficiency of the aerated electrocoagulation (AEC) method in removing ammonia (NH 3 -N) and colour in leachate under the influence of...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2022-05, Vol.1022 (1), p.12067
Main Authors: Anuar, N K, Zin, N S M, Zailani, L W, Salleh, S N A, Akbar, N A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeration
Aluminum
Ammonia
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chemical oxygen demand
Color removal
Current density
Efficiency
Electrocoagulation
Electrodes
Groundwater
Groundwater treatment
Landfill
Landfills
Leachates
pH effects
Reviews
Solid suspensions
Suspended solids
Waste disposal sites
Water resources
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Summary:Untreated landfill leachate is harmful to the groundwater resources, environment, and human health. Therefore, proper treatment is needed. This study investigates the efficiency of the aerated electrocoagulation (AEC) method in removing ammonia (NH 3 -N) and colour in leachate under the influence of current density and to review the data from previous research on the removal of NH 3 -N and colour in AEC under the influence of pH and aeration rate. In this research, leachate samples from Simpang Renggam Landfill are used, and characterisation for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH, suspended solids (SS), colour, and NH 3 -N had been conducted. Ferum and aluminium electrodes with a dimension of 200 mm × 50 mm × 1 mm are used in this experiment. From the data obtained, the optimum current density for the removal of NH 3 -N and colour using AEC was at 200 A/m² with the percentage of removal 40.66% and 85.91%, respectively. For optimum pH and optimum aeration rate, the data was reviewed from the previous studies, and the maximum efficiency of NH 3 -N and colour removal from stabilised leached occurred at optimum conditions of pH 7 to 8 and 0.5 L/min-1.5 L/min aeration rate). Based on the observation and previous studies reviewed, aeration can increase the efficiency of NH 3 -N and colour removal in the electrocoagulation process.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1022/1/012067