The climate change and reduction of carbon emission has necessitated to go for alternative construction technologies to address these issues and hence the need for the adaptation of green building technologies. The Smart cities project in India and all other major projects in infrastructure, buildings, energy, social and economic infrastructure, industry and habitations, all look for leveraging technology to carbon emission standards and climate change commitments. The SDG-2030 also contribute to comply to resource conservation, provision of basic amenities, quality and wellbeing of human life, waste management, pollution free, sustenance and livelihood, adoption of renewable energy, all lead to smart and green approaches. There is no escape from urbanisation, global warming and climate change, for which India need to be prepared , with proactive and advance action, to counter the adverse impact of climate change and hence its imperative that India has integrated all infrastructure , policies and programmes, development and economy, waste management, and livelihood with green technology and approaches, through citizen awareness, participation and empowerment. Keywords: Climate Change, Carbon Emission, Green Building Technologies, Smart Cities, SDG-2030.
Available treatment methods for pulp and paper industries waste effluent include biological treatment, adsorption, chemical precipitation, which are of high cost of the treatment and suitable for small and medium scale industries. Among the available methods, the chemical precipitation method is commonly used, which requires addition of chemical coagulants and generates more sludge compared to electrooxidation. The electrochemical method of organic matter destruction is a suitable alternative for the treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent, which combines the benefit of electrooxidation and electrocoagulation, capable of removing fine particles as a result of coagulation and electric field. The objective of the study is to evaluate the potential of electrooxidation for organic matter destruction from the pulp and paper mill effluent under various operating conditions such as pH, voltage, reaction time, and to optimize the operating conditions to maximize COD removal using response surface modelling. The wastewater for this study was collected from a pulp and paper mill located in Odisha, with wastewater collected from the outlet of the wastewater discharge before entering the treatment plant, and stored under 20 C to prevent its degradation. The results obtained from this study concluded 73.48% COD removal under optimum conditions (pH=9, V=11.2 V, RT=60 min) however, under experimental conditions, COD removal of 72.90% was observed. This batch monopolar electrooxidation system is efficient to remove COD from pulp and paper mill wastewater, and further studies are required on a continuous reactor to scale up the COD removal by electrooxidation. Keywords: Biological Treatment, Electrooxidation, Electrocoagulation, Chemical Precipitation, Sludge
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.