Modelado del Tratamiento de Efluentes Lácteos por Electrofloculación mediante Aplicación del Método de Taguchi Residuales

Abstract

Industrial wastewaters currently have a very complex constitutive matrix. The treatment process of these wastewaters to reduce pollution has become a challenging environmental issue for dairy industries. Electroflocculation is
an attractive alternative due to the benefits this process offers. In this work, a synthetic dairy wastewater was treated this way in order to reduce its chemical oxygen demand.
A Taguchi experimental design was used for the evaluation of the effects of some process parameters such as voltage, time, conductivity and effluent composition on the chemical oxygen demand removal, as well as for the development of a response model.
The composition of the wastewater was established to be the most significant factor. The other factors became less significant with similar effects on the response. For future research a wider design space should be considered.