Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent

Palm oil mill effluent (POME), a residual liquid waste obtained after extraction of oil from the fruits of oil palm is considered one of the main source of contamination of water course in Malaysia. POME contained significant amount of nutrients, organic matter and total suspended solids. Recovery o...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza, Hazwani Hawa, Mohammad Sobani, Nur Ain Farhana, Ghani
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Language:English
Published: Akademi Sains Malaysia & Confederation of Scientific & Technological Association in Malaysia (COSTAM) 2015
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/1/Characteristics%20of%20Struvite%20Precipitate%20from%20Palm%20Oil%20Mill%20Effluent.pdf
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author Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza
Hazwani Hawa, Mohammad Sobani
Nur Ain Farhana, Ghani
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Hazwani Hawa, Mohammad Sobani
Nur Ain Farhana, Ghani
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description Palm oil mill effluent (POME), a residual liquid waste obtained after extraction of oil from the fruits of oil palm is considered one of the main source of contamination of water course in Malaysia. POME contained significant amount of nutrients, organic matter and total suspended solids. Recovery of nutrients from POME would be beneficial for agricultural purposes. In this study, to recover nutrient from POME, a lab-scale study was performed to investigate the efficiency of struvite precipitation method. Struvite precipitation was conducted on raw POME using MgCl2.6H2O + Na2HPO4.12H2O at pH 8. At the end of the test, the water content, mineral and chemical compositions of the precipitate obtained were investigated. In addition, the fertility of the precipitate was evaluated by a set of pot trial tests using Scindapsus Aureus. Test results indicated that, after precipitation test, 92.2% ammonium nitrogen and 100% phosphorus were recovered. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescent (XRF) analyses indicated that, after purification, the precipitate is similar to that of struvite. The purified precipitate extracted in this study was found to have a water content of 2799%. Based on the fertility tests, it was found out that the growth of Scindapsus Aureus using struvite precipitate obtained from this study was greater compared to the growth using commercially available fertilizer.
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spelling UMPir237822019-01-15T01:32:21Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/ Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza Hazwani Hawa, Mohammad Sobani Nur Ain Farhana, Ghani TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Palm oil mill effluent (POME), a residual liquid waste obtained after extraction of oil from the fruits of oil palm is considered one of the main source of contamination of water course in Malaysia. POME contained significant amount of nutrients, organic matter and total suspended solids. Recovery of nutrients from POME would be beneficial for agricultural purposes. In this study, to recover nutrient from POME, a lab-scale study was performed to investigate the efficiency of struvite precipitation method. Struvite precipitation was conducted on raw POME using MgCl2.6H2O + Na2HPO4.12H2O at pH 8. At the end of the test, the water content, mineral and chemical compositions of the precipitate obtained were investigated. In addition, the fertility of the precipitate was evaluated by a set of pot trial tests using Scindapsus Aureus. Test results indicated that, after precipitation test, 92.2% ammonium nitrogen and 100% phosphorus were recovered. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescent (XRF) analyses indicated that, after purification, the precipitate is similar to that of struvite. The purified precipitate extracted in this study was found to have a water content of 2799%. Based on the fertility tests, it was found out that the growth of Scindapsus Aureus using struvite precipitate obtained from this study was greater compared to the growth using commercially available fertilizer. Akademi Sains Malaysia & Confederation of Scientific & Technological Association in Malaysia (COSTAM) 2015 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/1/Characteristics%20of%20Struvite%20Precipitate%20from%20Palm%20Oil%20Mill%20Effluent.pdf Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza and Hazwani Hawa, Mohammad Sobani and Nur Ain Farhana, Ghani (2015) Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent. Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics, 11 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1823-5034. (Published) http://www.costam.org.my/publications/vol1-2015.pdf
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Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent
title Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent
title_full Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent
title_fullStr Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent
title_short Characteristics of Struvite Precipitate from Palm Oil Mill Effluent
title_sort characteristics of struvite precipitate from palm oil mill effluent
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23782/1/Characteristics%20of%20Struvite%20Precipitate%20from%20Palm%20Oil%20Mill%20Effluent.pdf
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