THE USE OF A TWO-CHAMBER ELECTROLYSER FOR THE OXIDATION OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE
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https://doi.org/10.15421/jchemtech.v31i4.287024Keywords:
water desalination, electrodialysis, ammonium sulphate, current outputAbstract
Electrolysis methods were used to purify water from ammonium compounds in a two-chamber electrolyzer. An increase of ammonium sulphate concentration leads to increase of oxidation intensity, which is associated with the concentration factor and the increase of the electrical conductivity of solutions. The increase of ammonium concentration from 0.56 to 6.67 mg-eq/dm3 allows to increase the current output to a certain extent, but an increase in the current density leads to a decrease of this indicator. In the process of electrolysis at initial ammonium concentrations of 0.56–6.67 mg-eq/dm3 at a current density of 86.2–172.4 A/m2, the pH-level of the medium in the anolyte decreases to ~2, what is explained by the oxidation of ammonium to nitrates with the subsequent formation of nitric acid, which leads to acidification. It has been established that when using solutions prepared with tap water at the same concentrations, ammonium oxidation is faster than in solutions prepared with distilled water. This method is highly efficient (99–100 %) and provides reliable water purification from ammonium.
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