电絮凝-A Comparison Between Aluminum and Iron Electro

电絮凝-A Comparison Between Aluminum and Iron Electrodes on Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Electrocoagulation ProcessInt.J.Environ.Res.,5(2):403-412,Spring2011ISSN:1735-6865Received12Sep.2009;Revised17Aug.2010;Accepted25Aug.2010*CorrespondingauthorE-mail:alavim@yahoo.com403AComparisonBetweenAluminumandIronElectrodesonRemovalofPhosphatefromAqueousSolutionsbyElectrocoagulationProcessBehbahani,M.1,AlaviMoghaddam,M.R.1*andArami,M.21CivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringDepartment,AmirkabirUniversityofTechnology(AUT),HafezSt.,Tehran,15875-4413,Iran2TextileEngineeringDepartment,AmirkabirUniversityofTechnology(AUT),HafezSt.,Tehran,15875-4413,IranABSTRACT:Thisstudypresentsacomparisonbetweenaluminumandironplateelectrodesonphosphateremovalfromaqueoussolutionsbyelectrocoagulationprocess.TheeffectivenessofmainoperationalparameterssuchasinitialpH,initialphosphateconcentrationandcurrentdensitywereexamined.Inaddition,treatedsolutionandsludgecharacteristics,energyconsumptionandelectrodemassdepl