Electrodisinfection of Municipal Wastewater Effluent

To avoid the spread of disease from sewage treatment effluents, pathogenic microorganisms present must be destroyed by one or a combination of disinfection methods. Chlorine remains the predominant disinfectant used although it consumes considerable amounts of energy and has associated exposure risks from production, transportation and storage of this poisonous gas. In addition to bacteria and other objectionable microorganisms, color, suspended and colloidal solids also require removal from water for reuse. Aluminum and iron additions have been used to coagulate and remove non-settleable solids. By electrically dissolving aluminum to form solids-bridging aluminum hydroxide, the water itself can also be disinfected by the effects of electrical fields and its reactions to form disinfectant chemicals and direct destruction of microorganisms in the water. This research investigated the effects of electrical current, time, and chloride concentration on the electrochemical disinfection of sewage treatment plant effluent using aluminum electrodes to substitute for chlorine disinfection.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Year

2005

Author dc:creator

• Peterson, Mark

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kura, Bhaskar
• Barbe, Donald
• La Motta, Enrique

• Water treatment
• Electrocoagulation
• Coliform destruction
• electrodisinfection
• disinfection

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/294

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1327