DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTROCOAGULATED LAMELLA SETTLER SYSTEM

Introduction Research Objectives Mechanism

Lamella settlers consist of a set of Electrocoagulation (EC) is the
Develop a novel system with feasibility parallel plates which provides process of electrochemical
Reduce
• Increase of permeable Transfer • Influence laminar flow and increased settling reaction used in water and
population surfaces considerable environmental
• Economic
• Less Infiltration
amount of self-purification areas, while reducing vertical wastewater treatment, which
development • Less vegetation Increase pollutants Pose a Eliminate sediment more effectively with traveling distance and flow corrodes anodes to destabilize
• More disturbed stormwater potential
Urbanization areas discharge • Surface waters environmental improved functions velocity. contaminants.
risk
Masterflex
Pump
Provide design and calibration guidance for
There are several passive technologies available for stormwater treatment, lamella settler Influent

including best management practices. Lamella settlers have the capability

to provide urban runoff treatment. This study will pilot the use of lamella Develop an understanding on how lamella settler
settler through bench-scale experiments to determine water quality and EC can be used in various water treatment Effluent

improvements throughout repeatedly three-hour observations. applications Lamella Settler

Mollah, et . all (2001)

Method Results Conclusion

Influent
Specification: Treatment Efficiency: 86%
Turbidity measured from effluent
displayed performance of developed
500 mg/L Loess bench-scale lamella settler.
208 L drum Influent Avg.: 40.8 NTU
Future work:
132 L solution
Create turbidity vs. total suspended
Effluent 0.38 L/min inflow solid relationships for tested soil types.
Pump Effluent Avg.: 5.7 NTU

Calibrate experimental system for
Controller 840 rpm mixing
Lamella Settler Influent Effluent replicability,

Design EC element for lamella settler
Mixer pre-treatment.

Evaluate other pollutants: (glacial till,
kaolinite, chemical and nutrient
pollutants).

Design and test large-scale system
38 L capacity; 19 acrylic sheets (24.77 cm × 25.4 cm);
based on results of bench-scale
55° inclined angle; 2.54 cm distance experiments.
0 min. 5 min. 10 min. 15 min.