Electrocoagulation

The book is a concise presentation of different applications of the electrocoagulation treatment process involved in the removal of both organic and inorganic contaminants from drinking and industrial wastewater. The fundamental concept concerning the present status of water and wastewater treatment is elaborately explained.

Features:

• Addresses the hybrid electrocoagulation approaches established for the treatment of toxic refractory contaminants
• Discusses the current status and the limitations of the electrocoagulation process, as well as the advancement in the field of modeling and simulation of electrocoagulation reactors
• Describes the economic and environmental feasibility of the process, along with future suggestions/recommendations on the electrocoagulation process
• Discusses the existing loopholes and explains the areas in which improvement can be made to make the water treatment process more feasible
• Explores the experimental studies conducted, along with their associated challenges and possible solutions, thereby providing comprehensive knowledge to the readers in the field of water and wastewater treatment, starting from the basics and gradually progressing toward the advanced level of the subject

As well as undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book is strongly recommended for people concerned with the research and development sectors of water reuse, environmental restoration, and industrial wastewater treatment.

Dr. Mihir Kumar Purkait is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. His current research activities are focused in four distinct areas viz. i) smart materials, ii) waste to energy, iii) process intensification, and iv) wastewater treatment. In each of the area, his goal is to synthesis stimuli responsive materials and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the performance of the chemical and biochemical processes. He has more than 20 years of experience in academics and research and published more than 300 papers in different reputed journals (Citation: >16,500, h-index = 75, i-10 index = 193). He has 12 patents and completed 43 sponsored and consultancy projects from various funding agencies.

Dr. Pranjal Pratim Das is a Technical Associate at the National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India. He has completed his PhD from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He received his M. Tech and B. Tech in Food Engineering and Technology from Tezpur (Central) University, Assam, India. His research work is purely dedicated to industrial wastewater treatment via electrochemical and advanced oxidation techniques. He has extensively worked on the application of hybrid ozone-electrocoagulation process to treat heavy metals and cyanide-contaminated effluents from different unit operations of steel industry. He has authored several scientific book publications, research/review articles and book chapters in various reputed international journals on water and wastewater treatment. He has fabricated and demonstrated many lab-scale modules for the green energy generation from sewage wastewaters. He has also worked on the treatment of ground and surface waters and has delivered many pilot plant set-ups to several water treatment facilities across the state of Assam (India) for the supply of safe drinking water

Mr. Mukesh Bharti received his Diploma (2010) in Chemical Engineering from P.M.V. Polytechnic, Mathura, India. He joined Shri Ram Fluorochemicals Ltd. Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, as a Junior Engineer and worked for two years in the Effluent Treatment Plant. He then received his B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Later he joined Frontier Pulp & Paper Mill industry and worked in its Effluent Treatment Plant for four years. After that he obtained his M. Tech and is currently a research scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. His research is focused on water treatment via magnetic electrocoagulation and membrane processes.