Membrane and Water Treatment

Volume 5, Number 4, 2014, pages 251-263

DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2014.5.4.251

Treatment of a dye solophenyle 4GE by coupling electrocoagulation / Nanofiltration

Zerrouki Djahida, Benhadji Amel, Taleb Ahmed Mourad, Djelal Hayet and Maachi Rachida

Abstract

The study contributes in the treatment of waste generated by the textile complex cotton of Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria. The azo dye \"Direct Red Solophenyle 4GE\" represents the base particle of the discharges and electrocoagulation with nanofiltration are used as a means of treatment. The solar photovoltaic is suitable for electrochemical process to reduce the energy cost. Several study parameters are considered in this work. The electrocoagulation batch gives the best reduction 37% for a dye concentration of 7.21 mg/L ([NaCl]<sub>added</sub> = 1 g/L; <i>j</i> = 25.2 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>). Coupling methods (electrocoagulation-nonofiltration) gives a complete discoloration rejecting concentration 52.4 mg/L (pHi = 7.6, [NaCl]<sub>added</sub> = 3 g/L, <i>j</i> = 2.13 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>). The result shows the coupling efficiency with a reduced amount of resulting slurry at the end of treatment.

Key Words

rejection textile; aluminium electrodes; elecotrocoagulation; nanofiltration; organic membrane; solar photovoltaic

Address

(1) Zerrouki Djahida, Taleb Ahmed Mourad, Maachi Rachida: USTHB, Environment Engineering Department, BP 32 El Alia 16111 Algiers, Algeria; (2) Djelal Hayet: School of Crafts Environment, Campus de Ker Lann, 35170 Bruz, France; (3) Djelal Hayet: European University of Brittany, Rennes, France.