Fluoride Removal from Groundwater Using Hybrid Cylindrical Electrocoagulation Reactor

Abstract

Long-term consumption of water containing excessive fluoride can lead to fluorosis of the teeth and bones. Electrocoagulation is an electrochemical technique, in which a variety of unwanted dissolved particles and suspended matter can be effectively removed from an aqueous solution by electrolysis. Semi continuous flow experiments for fluoride removal were undertaken to investigate the effects of the different parameters such as: applied voltage (10–20 V), flow rate (150–450 mL/min), initial pH (6–8), and initial fluoride concentration (2–10 mg/L) at lowest cost with novel rector. The maximum of 8 mg/L fluoride treated up to World Health Organization drinking limits within 30 min residual time at a flow rate of 300 mL/min, with an applied voltage of 15 V at influent pH 7. The results obtained, showed that this novel semi continuous flow electrocoagulation reactor is an effective for defluoridation of ground water supplies at lower cost.