화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.33, No.3, 893-901, March, 2016
DOI10.1007/s11814-015-0196-6  Export Citation
Removal of ciprofloxacin from aqueous solution by a continuous flow electro-coagulation process
Jalal Basiri Parsa, Taher Mehdi Panah, and Farideh Nabizadeh Chianeh†
  • Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Hamadan, Iran
E-mail:
This study deals with the performance and modeling of the electro-coagulation process for ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal by using aluminum electrode as anode in a continuous electrochemical reactor. The initial pH, temperature, current density, time and flow rate were selected as independent variables in response surface methodology (RSM) involving a five-level central composite design (CCD), while CIP removal efficiency was considered as the response function. The result of optimization showed that the maximum amount of CIP removal efficiency (88%) presented at the optimal condition of pH=5.6, t=100min, T=25.5 oC, I=5.6mA/cm2 and V=25.9 mL/min. In addition, the mineralization of the CIP was investigated by chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total organic carbon (TOC) measurements that showed 77% COD removal and 49%TOC removal.
Keywords:Electro-coagulation;Ciprofloxacin;Response Surface Methodology;Continuous Flow Process
  1. Vasconcelos TG, Kummerer K, Henriques DM, Martins AF, J. Hazard. Mater., 169(1-3), 1154 (2009)
  2. Van Doorslaer X, Demeestere K, Heynderickx PM, Van Langenhove H, Dewulf J, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 101(3-4), 540 (2011)
  3. Vasconcelos TG, Henriques DM, Konig A, Martins AF, Kummerer K, Chemosphere, 76, 487 (2009)
  4. Seifrtova M, Pena A, Lino CM, Solich P, Anal. Biochem., 391, 799 (2008)
  5. Morasch B, Bonvin F, Reiser H, Grandjean D, de Alencastro LF, Perazzolo C, Chevre N, Kohn T, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 29, 1658 (2010)
  6. Bobu M, Yediler A, Siminiceanu I, Schulte-Hostede S, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 83(1-2), 15 (2008)
  7. El-Kemary M, El-Shamy H, El-Mehasseb I, J. Lumines., 130, 2327 (2010)
  8. Hernandez F, Rivera A, Ojeda A, Zayas T, Cedillo L, J. Environ. Eng.-ASCE, 1, 448 (2012)
  9. Guo HG, Gao NY, Chu WH, Li L, Zhang YJ, Gu JS, Gu YL, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int., 20, 3202 (2013)
  10. Babic S, Perisa M, Skoric I, Chemosphere, 91, 1635 (2013)
  11. Liu C, Nanaboina V, Korshin GV, Jiang W, Water Res., 46, 5235 (2012)
  12. de Lima Perini JA, Perez-Moya M, Nogueira RFP, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A-Chem., 259, 53 (2013)
  13. Canizares P, Carmona M, Lobato J, Martinez F, Rodrigo MA, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 44(12), 4178 (2005)
  14. Parsa JB, Chianeh FN, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 29(11), 1585 (2012)
  15. Chianeh FN, Parsa JB, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 92(11), 2740 (2014)
  16. Khataee AR, Zarei M, Moradkhannejhad L, Desalination, 258(1-3), 112 (2010)
  17. Lopez-Serna R, Petrovic M, Barcelo D, Chemosphere, 85, 1390 (2011)
  18. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, Sep. Purif. Technol., 76(2), 198 (2010)
  19. Pavia DL, Lampman GM, Kriz GS, Harcourt. Brace. College. Publishers (1996).
  20. Ghafari S, Aziz HA, Isa MH, Zinatizadeh AA, J. Hazard. Mater., 163(2-3), 650 (2009)
  21. Kasiri MB, Khataee AR, Desalination, 270(1-3), 151 (2011)
  22. Sharma P, Singh L, Dilbaghi N, J. Hazard. Mater., 161(2-3), 1081 (2009)
  23. Pi KW, Xiao Q, Zhang HQ, Xia M, Gerson AR, Process Saf. Environ., DOI:10.1016/j.psep.2014.02.008. (2014)
  24. Cho IH, Zoh KD, Dyes Pigment., 75, 533 (2007)
  25. Madaeni SS, Arast N, Rahimpour F, Arast Y, Desalination, 280(1-3), 305 (2011)
  26. Wu YY, Zhou SQ, Qin FH, Ye XY, Zheng K, J. Hazard. Mater., 180(1-3), 456 (2010)
  27. Wei L, Zhu H, Mao XH, Gan FX, Sep. Purif. Technol., 77(1), 18 (2011)
  28. Parsa JB, Vahidian HR, Soleymani AR, Abbasi M, Desalination, 278(1-3), 295 (2011)
  29. Jimenez C, Saez C, Martinez F, Canizares P, Rodrigo MA, Sep. Purif. Technol., 98, 102 (2012)
  30. Song SA, He ZQ, Qiu JP, Xu L, Chen JM, Sep. Purif. Technol., 55(2), 238 (2007)
  31. Khaled B, Wided B, Bechir H, Elimame E, Mouna L, Zied T, Arabian J. Chem., DOI:10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.12.012.
  32. Zhang SX, Zhang J, Wang WQ, Li FR, Cheng XZ, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 117, 73 (2013)
  33. Varank G, Erkan H, Yazycy S, Demir A, Engin G, Int. J. Environ. Res., 8, 165 (2014)
  34. Zodi S, Merzouk B, Potier O, Lapicque F, Leclerc JP, Sep. Purif. Technol., 108, 215 (2013)
  35. Kumar NS, Goel S, J. Hazard. Mater., 173(1-3), 528 (2010)
  36. Lu J, Li Y, Yin M, Ma X, Lin S, Chem. Eng. J., 267, 86 (2015)
  37. Kobya M, Ulu F, Gebologlu U, Demirbas E, Oncel MS, Sep. Purif. Technol., 77(3), 283 (2011)
  38. Ouaissa YA, Chabani M, Amrane A, Bensmaili A, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2, 177 (2014)
  39. Attour A, Touati M, Thin M, Ben Amor M, Lapicque F, Leclerc JP, Sep. Purif. Technol., 123, 124 (2014)
  40. Bayar S, Yilmaz AE, Boncukcuoglu R, Fil BA, Kocaker MM, Desalin. Water Treat., 51, 2635 (2013)