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    Electrochemical oxidation of reverse osmosis concentrate on boron-doped diamond anodes at circumneutral and acidic pH

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    Bagastyo, A.
    Batstone, D.
    Kristiana, Ina
    Gernjak, W.
    Joll, Cynthia
    Radjenovic, J.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Bagastyo, Arseto and Batstone, Damien and Kristiana, Ina and Gernjak, Wolfgang and Joll, Cynthia and Radjenovic, Jelena. 2012. Electrochemical oxidation of reverse osmosis concentrate on boron-doped diamond anodes at circumneutral and acidic pH. Water Research. 46 (18): pp. 6104-6112.
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    Water Research
    DOI
    10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.038
    ISSN
    0043-1354
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21877
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    Electrochemical processes have been widely investigated for degrading organic contaminants present in wastewater. This study evaluated the performance of electrochemical oxidation using boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes by forming OH for the treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) from secondary-treated wastewater effluents. Since oxidation by OH and active chlorine species (HClO/ClO-) is influenced by pH, the electrochemical oxidation of ROC was evaluated at controlled pH 6-7 and at pH 1-2 (no pH adjustment). A high concentration of chloride ions in the ROC enhanced the oxidation, and 7-11% of Coulombic efficiency for chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was achieved with 5.2 Ah L-1 of specific electrical charge. Complete COD removal was observed after 5.2and 6.6 Ah L-1, yet the corresponding dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal was only 48% (at acidic pH) and 59% (at circumneutral pH). Although a higher operating pH seemed to enhance the participation of OH* in oxidation mechanisms, high concentrations of chloride resulted in the formation of significant concentrations of adsorbable organic chlorine (AOCl) after electrochemical oxidation at both pH. While adsorbable organic bromine (AOBr) was degraded at a higher applied electrical charge, a continuous increase in AOCl concentration (up to 0.88 mM) was observed until the end of the experiments (i.e. 10.9 Ah L-1).In addition, total trihalomethanes (tTHMs) and total haloacetic acids (tHAAs) were further degraded with an increase in electrical charge under both pH conditions, to final total concentrations of 1 and 4 µM (tTHMs), and 12 and 22 µM (tHAAs), at acidic and circumneutral pH, respectively. In particular, tHAAs were still an order of magnitude above their initial concentration in ROC after further electrooxidation. Where high chloride concentrations are present, it was found to be necessary to separate chloride from ROC prior to electrochemical oxidation in order to avoid the formation of chlorinated by-products.

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