The objective of this work is to study the transfer of oxygen from gas to liquid phase in an electroflotation cell. The measurements were performed in a laboratory scale cell using insoluble electrodes, titanium coated with ruthenium oxide as anode and stainless steel as cathode. The volumetric mass transfer coefficient K L a, was characterized for clean tap water as liquid phase for different values of current density (J). The global coefficient of mass transfer based on the liquid film, K L , and the specific interfacial area, a, were characterized. A model which relates K L a to current density was established. Different evaluation criteria of oxygen transfer in electroflotation process were determined and compared with other aeration process.Keywords Current density Á Electroflotation Á Oxygen transfer Nomenclature a specific interfacial area (m 2 m -3 ) A gas-liquid interface area (m 2 ) C oxygen concentration in the liquid (g m -3 ) C * oxygen equilibrium concentration in the liquid (g m -3 ) C 0 initial dissolved oxygen concentration (g m -3 ) J current density (A m -2 ) d B bubble diameter (lm) F Faraday constant (C mol -1 ) H S static height of the liquid bed (m) H T total height of the gas -liquid bed (m) K L global coefficient of mass transfer based on liquid film (m s -1 ) K L a volumetric mass transfer coefficient (s -1 ) m O 2 oxygen flow rate (g s -1 ) M O 2 oxygen molar mass (g mol -1 ) OC oxygenation capacity (g m -3 h -1 ) RO oxygenation efficiency (%) S surface of the electrodes (m 2 ) T temperature of the liquid phase (°C) V aerated liquid volume (m 3 )Greek symbols e g gas hold-up (%) h empirical coefficient in Eq. (7)
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