Öztürk, TubaÖzcan, Ömer Faruk2022-05-112022-05-1120210149-63951520-5754https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2020.1805465https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/6383Electrocoagulation and chemical coagulation are treatment methods based on the same removal mechanism.In this study, it was investigated the effectiveness of coagulation methods using Al electrodes and Al-2(SO4)(3).18H(2)O on the wastewaters from cardboard production.In the electrocoagulation experiments, the optimum current and pH where the highest COD removal efficiency by 54% was achieved were determined respectively as 10A and 6.62.The study also it was seen that 58%COD removal was reached for the KCl concentration of 0.5 mg/L that was applied.In the chemical coagulation study, the highest removal efficiencies were obtained as 36%, 95% and 97% for respectively COD, color and turbidity.The results show that higher efficiency could be achieved by electrocoagulation as a pre-treatment step.en10.1080/01496395.2020.1805465info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPaperwastewaterefficiencyaluminumelectrodesWaste-Water TreatmentSupporting ElectrolytesMill EffluentPulpRemovalOptimizationDecolorizationPredictionReactorPhArticle561220742086Q3WOS:000557972000001