Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process

Djamel Ghernaout; Mabrouk Touahmia; Mohamed Aichouni

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Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process

Djamel Ghernaout, Mabrouk Touahmia, Mohamed Aichouni

Published in Applied Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 14 December 2018 Accepted: 28 December 2018 Published: 24 January 2019

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Abstract

Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been largely found efficient in terms of pathogens removal. This literature review focuses on describing the key killing microorganisms' pathway followed throughout the EC technique. The pathogens removal route using EC is deeply assessed following the practical experimentation realized during these last years. Physical elimination and chemical deactivation pathways are suggested for bacteria reduction procedure throughout the EC method employing Fe/Al anodes: (1) entrapping pathogens in flocs, (2) destabilizing negatively charged microbes through sweep flocculation, and (3) demobilizing bacteria cell envelopes upon electrochemically formed reactive oxygen species or direct impact of the electric field. Finally, deepest investigation works on microbes’ removal through EC are more called to promote the industrial applications of this performant technology.

Published in	Applied Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11
Page(s)	1-12
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Keywords

Electrocoagulation (EC), Electrochemical Disinfection, Electric Field (EF), Electro-Fenton (EF), Microorganisms

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  abstract = {Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been largely found efficient in terms of pathogens removal. This literature review focuses on describing the key killing microorganisms' pathway followed throughout the EC technique. The pathogens removal route using EC is deeply assessed following the practical experimentation realized during these last years. Physical elimination and chemical deactivation pathways are suggested for bacteria reduction procedure throughout the EC method employing Fe/Al anodes: (1) entrapping pathogens in flocs, (2) destabilizing negatively charged microbes through sweep flocculation, and (3) demobilizing bacteria cell envelopes upon electrochemically formed reactive oxygen species or direct impact of the electric field. Finally, deepest investigation works on microbes’ removal through EC are more called to promote the industrial applications of this performant technology.},
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AU  - Djamel Ghernaout
AU  - Mabrouk Touahmia
AU  - Mohamed Aichouni
Y1  - 2019/01/24
PY  - 2019
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11
T2  - Applied Engineering
JF  - Applied Engineering
JO  - Applied Engineering
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2994-7456
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11
AB  - Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been largely found efficient in terms of pathogens removal. This literature review focuses on describing the key killing microorganisms' pathway followed throughout the EC technique. The pathogens removal route using EC is deeply assessed following the practical experimentation realized during these last years. Physical elimination and chemical deactivation pathways are suggested for bacteria reduction procedure throughout the EC method employing Fe/Al anodes: (1) entrapping pathogens in flocs, (2) destabilizing negatively charged microbes through sweep flocculation, and (3) demobilizing bacteria cell envelopes upon electrochemically formed reactive oxygen species or direct impact of the electric field. Finally, deepest investigation works on microbes’ removal through EC are more called to promote the industrial applications of this performant technology.
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
ER  -

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Djamel Ghernaout

Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
Mabrouk Touahmia

Architectual Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Aichouni

Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

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Djamel Ghernaout, Mabrouk Touahmia, Mohamed Aichouni. (2019). Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process. Applied Engineering, 3(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11

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Djamel Ghernaout; Mabrouk Touahmia; Mohamed Aichouni. Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process. Appl. Eng. 2019, 3(1), 1-12. doi: 10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11

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Djamel Ghernaout, Mabrouk Touahmia, Mohamed Aichouni. Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process. Appl Eng. 2019;3(1):1-12. doi: 10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11

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  author = {Djamel Ghernaout and Mabrouk Touahmia and Mohamed Aichouni},
  title = {Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process},
  journal = {Applied Engineering},
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  number = {1},
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  abstract = {Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been largely found efficient in terms of pathogens removal. This literature review focuses on describing the key killing microorganisms' pathway followed throughout the EC technique. The pathogens removal route using EC is deeply assessed following the practical experimentation realized during these last years. Physical elimination and chemical deactivation pathways are suggested for bacteria reduction procedure throughout the EC method employing Fe/Al anodes: (1) entrapping pathogens in flocs, (2) destabilizing negatively charged microbes through sweep flocculation, and (3) demobilizing bacteria cell envelopes upon electrochemically formed reactive oxygen species or direct impact of the electric field. Finally, deepest investigation works on microbes’ removal through EC are more called to promote the industrial applications of this performant technology.},
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T1  - Disinfecting Water: Electrocoagulation as an Efficient Process
AU  - Djamel Ghernaout
AU  - Mabrouk Touahmia
AU  - Mohamed Aichouni
Y1  - 2019/01/24
PY  - 2019
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.ae.20190301.11
T2  - Applied Engineering
JF  - Applied Engineering
JO  - Applied Engineering
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2994-7456
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AB  - Electrocoagulation (EC) process has been largely found efficient in terms of pathogens removal. This literature review focuses on describing the key killing microorganisms' pathway followed throughout the EC technique. The pathogens removal route using EC is deeply assessed following the practical experimentation realized during these last years. Physical elimination and chemical deactivation pathways are suggested for bacteria reduction procedure throughout the EC method employing Fe/Al anodes: (1) entrapping pathogens in flocs, (2) destabilizing negatively charged microbes through sweep flocculation, and (3) demobilizing bacteria cell envelopes upon electrochemically formed reactive oxygen species or direct impact of the electric field. Finally, deepest investigation works on microbes’ removal through EC are more called to promote the industrial applications of this performant technology.
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
ER  -

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