Electrocoagulation treatment of dairy processing and slaughterhouse wastewaters. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Reilly, Matthew; Cooley, Andrew P; Tito, Duarte; Tassou, Savvas A; Theodorou, Michael K
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 161(2019)
• Page Start: 343
• Page End: 351
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: electrocoagulation -- agriculture -- wastewater -- dairy -- meat; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.106
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: The dairy processing and slaughterhouse industries consume large volumes of water and their waste effluents often contain high levels of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical/biological oxygen demand (BOD) and fertilising nutrients. Therefore, water treatment is necessary to reduce the levels of these contaminants prior to discharge or reuse of the water. In this short review paper we provide a brief overview of electrocoagulation (EC) technology and summarise the current literature relating to the use of EC treatment to clean dairy processing and slaughterhouse wastewaters.