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Vinasse is the most important waste from the bioethanol plants due to its high polluting potential, for this it has received special attention because of interest to develop new treatment alternatives. It was evaluated the removal capacity of solids content and other parameters of vinasse by using electro-dissolution of iron and chemical flocculation through separate  stages.  The  appropriate  operating  conditions  for  electro-dissolution  were  established  by  means  of  linear  polarization sweeps and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyses. During the flocculation were conducted jar tests by using Ca(OH)2 as coadjuvant agent and as pH modifier. In this way, was possible to diminish 84% total solids, 54% chemical oxygen demand, 88% dissolved organic carbon and 76% color. The electrical consumption during electro-dissolution was 0.25 kWh/m3.

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Cardona C, Machuca-Martínez F, Marriaga-Cabrales N. Treatment of vinasse by using electro-dissolution and chemical flocculation. inycomp [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];15(2). Available from: https://revistaingenieria.univalle.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria_y_competitividad/article/view/2606
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