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ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTROCOAGULATION FOR SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION
Citation:
Barkley, N., T. Garner-Clayson, AND C. Farrell. ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTROCOAGULATION FOR SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-93/231 (NTIS PB93236602).
Description:
The technical and economical feasibility of alternating current electrocoagulation (ACE) developed by Electro-Pure Systems, Inc., was evaluated for a 2-year period. CE is an electrochemical technology where highly-charged aluminum polyhydroxide species are introduced into aqueous media for the removal of suspended solids, oil droplets, and soluble ionic pollutants. CE can break stable aqueous colloidal suspensions of up to 10% total solids and stable emulsions containing up to 5% oil. ajor operating parameters have been defined for different classes of effluents based on experimental results using complex synthetic soil slurries and metals. est results indicate that ACE produces aqueous and solid separations comparable to those produced by chemical flocculent additions, but with reduced filtration times and sludge volumes. he technology has application where removal of soluble and suspended pollutants from effluents is required, and in the recovery of finegrained products from process streams. he technology however, has not yet been demonstrated at full-scale for Superfund site remediation. ummarized are the principal results of the SITE research program and results of ACE treatment on some different classes of industrial effluents, not part of the SITE Program.