Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan

Chitosan is a natural cationic biopolymer was used as a coagulant in treatment of residual oil and suspended solids in palm oil mill effluent (POME). POME is one of the major oily wastewater in Malaysia. Like other industries, palm oil processing industries also generate large quantities of effluent...

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Main Author: Siti Hajar, Mustapa
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/788/1/Siti_Hajar_Mustapa.PDF
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description Chitosan is a natural cationic biopolymer was used as a coagulant in treatment of residual oil and suspended solids in palm oil mill effluent (POME). POME is one of the major oily wastewater in Malaysia. Like other industries, palm oil processing industries also generate large quantities of effluent, when discharged untreated into watercourses, adversely affects aquatic life and domestic water supply. The objective of this study is to treat the palm oil mill effluent (POME) using the natural polymer, Chitosan based on flocculation. POME was treated using solid and liquid Chitosan to study the effect on oil removal, turbidity and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). A study of flocculation was carried out using a jar-test apparatus. The results obtained showed that at 6.0% of liquid dosage used for treatment has reduced 80% of residual oil and 97% of turbidity. In term of Biochemical Oxygen Demand, the results showed increasing in BOD reading. The results obtained proved that Chitosan in liquid form was comparatively more efficient to solid Chitosan in removing residual oil and turbidity.
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spelling UMPir7882021-06-04T06:56:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/788/ Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan Siti Hajar, Mustapa TP Chemical technology Chitosan is a natural cationic biopolymer was used as a coagulant in treatment of residual oil and suspended solids in palm oil mill effluent (POME). POME is one of the major oily wastewater in Malaysia. Like other industries, palm oil processing industries also generate large quantities of effluent, when discharged untreated into watercourses, adversely affects aquatic life and domestic water supply. The objective of this study is to treat the palm oil mill effluent (POME) using the natural polymer, Chitosan based on flocculation. POME was treated using solid and liquid Chitosan to study the effect on oil removal, turbidity and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). A study of flocculation was carried out using a jar-test apparatus. The results obtained showed that at 6.0% of liquid dosage used for treatment has reduced 80% of residual oil and 97% of turbidity. In term of Biochemical Oxygen Demand, the results showed increasing in BOD reading. The results obtained proved that Chitosan in liquid form was comparatively more efficient to solid Chitosan in removing residual oil and turbidity. 2008-05 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/788/1/Siti_Hajar_Mustapa.PDF Siti Hajar, Mustapa (2008) Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
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Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
title Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
title_full Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
title_fullStr Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
title_short Treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation : a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
title_sort treatment of palm oil mill effluent via chitosan based on flocculation a study of different concentration of solid and liquid chitosan
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/788/1/Siti_Hajar_Mustapa.PDF
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