Evaluation of several commercial synthetic polymers as flocculant aids for removal of highly concentrated C.I. Acid Black 210 dye

• Main Authors: Abu Zahrim Yasser, C.Tizaoui, N.Hilal
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19633/1/Evaluation%20of%20several%20commercial.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19633/7/Evaluation%20of%20several%20commercial%20synthetic%20polymers%20as%20flocculant%20aids%20for%20removal%20of%20highly%20concentrated%20C.I.%20Acid%20Black%20210%20dye%20Fulltext.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19633/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.077
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The removal of C.I. Acid Black 210 dye from highly concentrated solutions was studied using a coagulation/flocculation process. Aluminium sulphate was used as a primary coagulant and five commercial polymers were used as flocculant aids. The five commercial polymers were ACCEPTA 2058 (poly-diallyl-dimethyl ammonium chloride), ACCEPTA 2047 (high molecular mass (MM) anionic polyacrylamide), ACCEPTA 2111 (high MM cationic polyacrylamide), ACCEPTA 2105 (Low-medium MM cationic polyacrylamide) and ACCEPTA 2037 (Composite of high MM cationic polyacrylamide-inorganic salt(s)). The five polymers behaved differently and they showed maximum colour removal increment in the order: ACCEPTA 2058 > ACCEPTA 2037 > ACCEPTA 2111 ≈ ACCEPTA 2047 > ACCEPTA 2105. Results also showed that the aluminium sulphate is important as primary coagulant and settling time has significant effect on the dye removal.