Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)

The production of palm oil results in the generation of huge quantities of polluting wastewater commonly known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). POME is a thick brownish liquid that contains high amount of total solids, oil and grease, chemical oxidation demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (...

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Main Authors:	Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Idris Oseni, Munirat
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Language:	English
Published:	American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI) 2012
Subjects:	TP155 Chemical engineering
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spelling	iium-244232012-09-06T06:21:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24423/ Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) Jami, Mohammed Saedi Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu Idris Oseni, Munirat TP155 Chemical engineering The production of palm oil results in the generation of huge quantities of polluting wastewater commonly known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). POME is a thick brownish liquid that contains high amount of total solids, oil and grease, chemical oxidation demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and if not properly treated, can disrupt the natural ecosystem and pose a serious threat to human health. However, with the stringent regulations on discharge of waste into the environment, there is need to retrofit the existing biological system by adding tertiary treatment in form of coagulation to remove contaminants in order to meet the current discharge regulations. This paper compares the use of coagulants ferric chloride and aluminium sulphate to reduce turbidity that is associated with the effluent. Series of batch coagulation and flocculation processes with ferric chloride and aluminum sulphate under different conditions, i.e. dosage and pH were conducted in order to determine their optimum conditions. Polyacrylamide was used as coagulant aid and its optimum dose was also determined. The result of the coagulation process showed that ferric chloride gave a better reduction of turbidity at dosage of 100mg/L, pH of 8 and with polyacrylamide (coagulant aid) dose of 100mg/L than alum. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI) 2012-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24423/1/Published.pdf Jami, Mohammed Saedi and Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu and Idris Oseni, Munirat (2012) Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME). Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, 6 (5). 646-650. ISSN 1995-0772 http://www.aensiweb.com/anas/2012/646-650.pdf
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description	The production of palm oil results in the generation of huge quantities of polluting wastewater commonly known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). POME is a thick brownish liquid that contains high amount of total solids, oil and grease, chemical oxidation demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and if not properly treated, can disrupt the natural ecosystem and pose a serious threat to human health. However, with the stringent regulations on discharge of waste into the environment, there is need to retrofit the existing biological system by adding tertiary treatment in form of coagulation to remove contaminants in order to meet the current discharge regulations. This paper compares the use of coagulants ferric chloride and aluminium sulphate to reduce turbidity that is associated with the effluent. Series of batch coagulation and flocculation processes with ferric chloride and aluminum sulphate under different conditions, i.e. dosage and pH were conducted in order to determine their optimum conditions. Polyacrylamide was used as coagulant aid and its optimum dose was also determined. The result of the coagulation process showed that ferric chloride gave a better reduction of turbidity at dosage of 100mg/L, pH of 8 and with polyacrylamide (coagulant aid) dose of 100mg/L than alum.
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author	Jami, Mohammed Saedi Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu Idris Oseni, Munirat
author_facet	Jami, Mohammed Saedi Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu Idris Oseni, Munirat
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title	Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)
title_short	Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)
title_full	Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)
title_fullStr	Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)
title_full_unstemmed	Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)
title_sort	comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (pome)
publisher	American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI)
publishDate	2012
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Comparative study of the use of coagulants in biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME)

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