Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties
Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) contains large amounts of organic matters and nutrients. Instead of discharging into oxidation ponds, POME can be used as an alternative option to replace inorganic fertilizers which have been known to increase the hardness and acidity of the soil over time. This stu...
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unimas-113722016-10-21T02:45:32Z http://ir.unimas.my/11372/ Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties Emra Elinda, Jefferson Kanakaraju, Devagi Meng, Guan Tay GE Environmental Sciences Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) contains large amounts of organic matters and nutrients. Instead of discharging into oxidation ponds, POME can be used as an alternative option to replace inorganic fertilizers which have been known to increase the hardness and acidity of the soil over time. This study investigated the effect of different soil properties on the ammoniacal nitrogen removal efficiencies in POME. The ammoniacal nitrogen removal efficiencies from three mediums over 7 days of retention times were studied. Medium I contained major amount of sand, whereas medium II contained major amounts of clay and lastly medium III contained large amounts of silt and clay. The results showed that medium II produced the highest removal efficiency of ammoniacal nitrogen in POME, with the average removal efficiency of 77±5.1%. The average values of removal efficiencies obtained from mediums I and III were 61±6.2 and 58±11.3%, respectively. In addition, the removal efficiency of ammoniacal nitrogen increased slowly with the retention time. Medium II recorded the highest removal rate (k = 0.0897 dayG1) compared to mediums I (k = 0.0435 dayG1) and III (k = 0.0492 dayG1). The mechanism of removal ammoniacal nitrogen from the medium occurred via absorption by the soil particle. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/11372/1/Removal%20Efficiency%20of%20Ammoniacal%20Nitrogen%20%28abstract%29.pdf Emra Elinda, Jefferson and Kanakaraju, Devagi and Meng, Guan Tay (2016) Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 9 (1). pp. 111-120. ISSN 1994-7887 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84947588145&origin=inward&txGid=0 DOI: 10.3923/jest.2016.111.120 |
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Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) contains large amounts of organic matters and nutrients.
Instead of discharging into oxidation ponds, POME can be used as an alternative option to replace
inorganic fertilizers which have been known to increase the hardness and acidity of the soil over
time. This study investigated the effect of different soil properties on the ammoniacal nitrogen
removal efficiencies in POME. The ammoniacal nitrogen removal efficiencies from three mediums
over 7 days of retention times were studied. Medium I contained major amount of sand, whereas
medium II contained major amounts of clay and lastly medium III contained large amounts of silt
and clay. The results showed that medium II produced the highest removal efficiency of
ammoniacal nitrogen in POME, with the average removal efficiency of 77±5.1%. The average values
of removal efficiencies obtained from mediums I and III were 61±6.2 and 58±11.3%, respectively.
In addition, the removal efficiency of ammoniacal nitrogen increased slowly with the retention
time. Medium II recorded the highest removal rate (k = 0.0897 dayG1) compared to mediums
I (k = 0.0435 dayG1) and III (k = 0.0492 dayG1). The mechanism of removal ammoniacal nitrogen
from the medium occurred via absorption by the soil particle. |
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Emra Elinda, Jefferson Kanakaraju, Devagi Meng, Guan Tay |
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Emra Elinda, Jefferson Kanakaraju, Devagi Meng, Guan Tay |
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Emra Elinda, Jefferson |
| title |
Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties |
| title_short |
Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties |
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Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties |
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Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties |
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Removal Efficiency of Ammoniacal Nitrogen from Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) by Varying Soil Properties |
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removal efficiency of ammoniacal nitrogen from palm oil mill
effluent (pome) by varying soil properties |
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Asian Network for Scientific Information |
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2016 |
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