Comparative study of leachate treatment by coagulation-flocculation process using iron-based coagulants: A case study on Souk-Ahras city

Saliha Bouranene; Khaled Djeffal; Lotfi Zeghadnia; Abdalhak Gheid

doi:10.22126/arww.2021.1817

Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater (Jun 2021)

Comparative study of leachate treatment by coagulation-flocculation process using iron-based coagulants: A case study on Souk-Ahras city

Saliha Bouranene,
Khaled Djeffal,
Lotfi Zeghadnia,
Abdalhak Gheid

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Saliha Bouranene: 1Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of process engineering, University of Mohamed Chérif Messaadia, Souk-Ahras, Algeria. 2Laboratory of Science and Technology of Water and Environment LST2E, Mohammed Chérif Messaadia University, Souk-Ahras, Algeria.
Khaled Djeffal: 1Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of process engineering, University of Mohamed Chérif Messaadia, Souk-Ahras, Algeria. 3Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of civil engineering, University of Abbès Laghrour, Khenchela, Algeria.
Lotfi Zeghadnia: 1Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of process engineering, University of Mohamed Chérif Messaadia, Souk-Ahras, Algeria. 4Laboratory of Modeling and Socio-Economic Analysis in Water Science MASESE, Mohammed Chérif Messaadia University, Souk-Ahras, Algeria.
Abdalhak Gheid: 1Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of process engineering, University of Mohamed Chérif Messaadia, Souk-Ahras, Algeria. 2Laboratory of Science and Technology of Water and Environment LST2E, Mohammed Chérif Messaadia University, Souk-Ahras, Algeria.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22126/arww.2021.1817
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 71 – 76

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the coagulation-flocculation process inthe clarification of leachate from the landfill Technical Center of Souk-Ahras cityusing three coagulants based on iron: ferrous sulfate FeSO4.7H2O; ferrous chlorideFeCl2.4H2O and ferric chloride FeCl3. The influence of some parameters namelypH leachate, dose and nature of coagulant and nature of flocculant was studied.The best treatment efficiency was obtained at 20 % of FeCl3 giving a turbidity of4.09 NTU with pH adjustment of the raw leachate at acidic pH (3.5 ± 0.2) beforecoagulant addition and at a basic pH (7.5 ± 0.2) after addition of coagulant. Theiron valence and the nature of anion at which is linked, played a determinant rolein the clarification of leachate. The treatments made with ferric chloride in thepresence of a flocculant have proved that the starch was more efficient than limegiving abatement rates of 99 % for COD and 85 % for BOD5.

Published in Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater

ISSN: 2476-6283 (Online)
Publisher: Razi University
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Website: http://arww.razi.ac.ir/

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