Treatment of POME via chitosan based flocculation : a study on the degree of deacetylation of chitosan

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is one of the major problematic oily wastewaters in Malaysia. POME contains 4,000 mg/L of oil and grease, which is relatively high compared to the limit of only 50 mg/L set by the Malaysian Department of Environment. In this study, chitosan, poly-b-(1,4)-2-acetamido-2-d...

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Main Author: Fauziah, Hairan
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/621/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/621/1/2766.pdf