Bibliographic citations
Apaza, H., (2018). Sistema combinado electrocoagulación-filtro biológico para la remoción de carga orgánica de los efluentes lácteos [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3395
Apaza, H., Sistema combinado electrocoagulación-filtro biológico para la remoción de carga orgánica de los efluentes lácteos [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3395
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title = "Sistema combinado electrocoagulación-filtro biológico para la remoción de carga orgánica de los efluentes lácteos",
author = "Apaza Aquino, Hugo",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2018"
}
In the present work of investigation, the capacity of removal of the organic load of the effluent of the milk pilot plant - UNALM was studied, through the application of a combined electrocoagulation and biological filter system. The electrocoagulation process was carried out in batch mode with a volume of 4L of sample composed of whey and dairy effluent in a ratio of 1: 6 respectively; the influence of pH factors, reaction time and current density was evaluated, determining the optimal values to obtain the highest efficiency of removal of the organic load. The results were expressed in percentages of COD removal and turbidity. The pH, temperature and electrical conductivity were monitored in each test. Subsequently, a biological filter was implemented with native microorganisms of the dairy effluent, the filter was fed with the effluent treated by electrocoagulation under optimum conditions. In the electrocoagulation process, working with aluminum and iron electrodes, it was determined that the greatest removal of COD from the milk effluent of the pilot milk plantUNALM was obtained with the combination of factors of pH 6.8, current density of 44.39 A/m2 and a reaction time of 45 minutes. The microorganisms present in the effluent of the pilot milk plant-UNALM were isolated and identified, being these bacterial strains corresponding to Bacillus spp, Acinetobacter spp, Lactobacillus spp y Streptococcus spp. The combined system of electrocoagulation - biological filter with recirculation achieved a removal efficiency for the COD of 89.7% and for the BOD5 of 89.8%, showing a final pH of 7.37. There are different methods to treat industrial wastewater, but the application of combined systems such as the one studied, could be an alternative to treat wastewater by the efficiencies obtained.
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