Research Article
Fluidized Immobilized Carbon Catalytic Oxidation Reactor for Treating Domestic Wastewater
Table 1
Physicochemical parameters of raw and FICCO-treated wastewater without the addition of catalyst-activated carbon.
| S. no | Parameters | Raw wastewater | FICCO treated | Removal efficiency (%) |
| 1 | pH | 7.6 ± 0.6 | 8.2 ± 0.2 | — | 2 | BOD | 171.1 ± 51.7 | 79.3 ± 5.2 | 53.65 | 3 | COD | 514.7 ± 154.6 | 238.1 ± 16.5 | 53.74 | 4 | Total suspended solids | 187.1 ± 60 | 82.6 ± 9.6 | 55.85 | 5 | Nitrogen | 50.2 ± 21.6 | 31.1 ± 5.8 | 38.05 | 6 | Sulphate | 36.1 ± 10.3 | 16.3 ± 5.9 | 54.84 | 7 | Chlorides | 40 ± 6 | 13.2 ± 3.7 | 67.00 | 8 | Oil and grease | 60 ± 8.9 | 16 ± 1.8 | 73.33 |
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Note. All parameters are expressed in mg/L except pH.
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