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Degradation of nitrogen-containing refractory organic wastewater using a novel alternating-anode electrochemical system

This study presented a novel alternating-anode electrochemical system (AAES) based on single electrolytic cell for the treatment of nitrogen-containing refractory organic wastewater (NOW). The core of AAES lies in the alternating working of iron anode and DSA anode to integrate different electrochem...

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Published in:	The Science of the total environment Vol. 697; p. 134161
Main Authors:	Deng, Yang, Chen, Nan, Feng, Chuanping, Wang, Haishuang, Zheng, Yuhan, Chen, Fangxin, Lu, Wang, Kuang, Peijing, Feng, Hanguang, Gao, Yu, Hu, Weiwu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20-12-2019
Subjects:	Alternating-anode electrochemical system Biologically treated landfill leachate Magnetic precipitates formation Precipitates separation Total nitrogen Magnetic precipitates formation Alternating-anode electrochemical system Biologically treated landfill leachate Precipitates separation Total nitrogen
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Summary:	This study presented a novel alternating-anode electrochemical system (AAES) based on single electrolytic cell for the treatment of nitrogen-containing refractory organic wastewater (NOW). The core of AAES lies in the alternating working of iron anode and DSA anode to integrate different electrochemical processes. The biologically treated landfill leachate (BTLL) was selected as a practical NOW for assessing the performance of AAES. The results indicated that after 140 min of electrolytic reaction, the removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand and total nitrogen (TN) using AAES was found to be 76.9 and 98.9%, respectively. The main component of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in BTLL included humic-like substances, which could be degraded into small-molecule DOM, such as fulvic-like substances and protein-like substances, by available chlorine and hydroxyl radicals present in AAES. Cathode reduction (NOx−-N → NH4+–N and N2) under iron anode and indirect oxidation (NH4+–N → N2) under DSA anode were the main pathways to remove TN from NOW. Owing to the redox conditions created by the alternating anodes, the main stable crystalline forms of precipitates obtained from AAES were Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3, which could be separated by using the external magnetic field. The findings of this study may provide a feasible solution for the advanced electrochemical treatment of NOW in a single electrolytic cell as well as rapid separation of precipitates. [Display omitted] •AAES can simultaneously remove COD and TN in a single electrolytic cell.•AAES can promote magnetic force formation for electro-coagulation precipitates.•AAES can accelerate TN removal by decreasing the conversion of NOx−-N to NH4+-N.•Obtained precipitate under Fe and DSA anode was Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3, respectively.•The available chlorine played a greater role in promoting the removal of COD.
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ISSN:	0048-9697 1879-1026
DOI:	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134161