In collaboration with General Electric Aviation, the team was tasked to optimize two waste treatment processes: Brush Nickel Plating and Wastewater Treatment. For the former process, equipment updates and rinsing techniques were suggested to minimize contamination; and for the latter, several recommendations were made based on testing for maximum heavy metal removal through flocculation based on chemical usage, pH control, stirring and settling times. Finally, a cost analysis was performed to confirm the feasibility of implementation of the aforementioned methods.

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Creator

• Suddapalli, Sandesh
• Rodrigues, Malessa Pinneiro
• Baker, Sydney Elizabeth
• Ouellette, Mackenzie Leigh

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121312-141653

Advisor

• Clark, William M.

Year

• 2012

Sponsor

• GE Aviation

Date created

• 2012-12-13

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright