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Applications : Raw Sewage
Laundries : Distillation / Desalination : Emergency Potable Water : Food Processing Industry
Metal Recovery : Potable Water : Radioactivity : Raw Sewage : Steam Cleaners : Textile Dye
Raw Sewage
Electrocoagulation has proven effective in treating sewage water, sewage sludge concentrations, and sewage sludge metal fixation sufficiently to enable land application.
Municipal Sewage From POTW Discharge Water |
(002-156) |
Raw |
Treated |
% Removal |
BOD (mg/l) |
1,050 |
14 |
99%+ |
TSS (mg/l) |
4,620 |
7 |
99%+ |
Bacteria (cfu) |
110,000,000 |
2,700 |
99%+ |
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(002-179) |
Raw |
Treated |
% Removal |
BOD (mg/l) |
79 |
0 |
99%+ |
TSS (mg/l) |
12 |
6 |
99%+ |
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(002-187) |
Raw |
Treated |
% Removal |
BOD (mg/l) |
500 |
19 |
96% |
TSS (mg/l) |
3,245 |
14 |
99%+ |
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(006-646) |
Raw |
Treated |
% Removal |
BOD (mg/l) |
3,345 |
510 |
84% |
TSS (mg/l) |
16,500 |
165 |
99% |
Volatile Solids |
12,300 |
126 |
99% |
TSS (mg/l) |
12 |
6 |
50% |
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Vanderbilt Study |
Raw |
Treated |
% Removal |
COD |
490 |
26 |
94.7% |
Total Solids |
602 |
401 |
43.4% |
Suspended Solids |
73 |
7 |
90.4% |
Settleable Solids |
21 |
5 |
76.2% |
Total Hardness |
127 |
11 |
91.3% |
Alkalinity |
267 |
11 |
95.8% |
pH |
6.88 |
7.02 |
- |
IOD |
0.98 |
<0.1 |
89.8% |
BOD |
220 |
9 |
95.9% |
Coliform |
318,000/ml |
0 |
99%+ |
Phosphates |
38 |
0 |
99%+ |
After electrocoagulation, treated domestic sewage water will, in most cases,”……be better than the raw water from which it had originated.” 7 (7) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service: 12/18/95
For more in-depth infomation regarding the process of electrocoagulation contact Gerber Pumps at:
Ph: 407.834.9104
Fx: 407.834.9105
sales@gerberpumps.com
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