Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. The use of an automatic online electrochemical cell (EC) for measuring the buffer capacity of wastewater is presented. pH titration curves of different solutions (NaHCO 3 , Na 2 HPO 4 , real municipal wastewater, and anaerobic digester liquid) were obtained by conventi...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Liang, Charles, W., Cord-Ruwisch, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55748
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author Cheng, Liang
Charles, W.
Cord-Ruwisch, R.
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Charles, W.
Cord-Ruwisch, R.
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description © 2016 Taylor & Francis. The use of an automatic online electrochemical cell (EC) for measuring the buffer capacity of wastewater is presented. pH titration curves of different solutions (NaHCO 3 , Na 2 HPO 4 , real municipal wastewater, and anaerobic digester liquid) were obtained by conventional chemical titration and compared to the online EC measurements. The results show that the pH titration curves from the EC were comparable to that of the conventional chemical titration. The results show a linear relationship between the response of the online EC detection system and the titrimetric partial alkalinity and total alkalinity of all tested samples. This suggests that an EC can be used as a simple online titration device for monitoring the buffer capacity of different industrial processes including wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion processes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-557482018-03-29T09:09:36Z Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell Cheng, Liang Charles, W. Cord-Ruwisch, R. © 2016 Taylor & Francis. The use of an automatic online electrochemical cell (EC) for measuring the buffer capacity of wastewater is presented. pH titration curves of different solutions (NaHCO 3 , Na 2 HPO 4 , real municipal wastewater, and anaerobic digester liquid) were obtained by conventional chemical titration and compared to the online EC measurements. The results show that the pH titration curves from the EC were comparable to that of the conventional chemical titration. The results show a linear relationship between the response of the online EC detection system and the titrimetric partial alkalinity and total alkalinity of all tested samples. This suggests that an EC can be used as a simple online titration device for monitoring the buffer capacity of different industrial processes including wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion processes. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55748 10.1080/09593330.2016.1152307 Taylor & Francis Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Cheng, Liang
Charles, W.
Cord-Ruwisch, R.
Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
title Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
title_full Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
title_fullStr Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
title_full_unstemmed Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
title_short Automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
title_sort automatic online buffer capacity (alkalinity) measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55748