Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater

A laboratory set up was used to determine the treatment capacity and effectiveness of bio-treatment system, which consists of a gravel-sand pre-treatment layer followed by a natural peat layer as the primary filter medium to treat kitchen wastewater by percolation. The filter column contained a 50 c...

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Main Authors:	Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira, Chan, Chee-Ming, Ghani, Hasyimah, Mat Yasin, Mohd Azarudin, Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim
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Published:	ZW Publisher 2013
Subjects:	TD1-157 Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Online Access:	http://www.zwgm.org/index.php/zerowastejournal http://www.zwgm.org/index.php/zerowastejournal http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6196/1/Kitchen_peat_filter_2013.pdf

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spelling	uthm-61962014-11-10T08:16:01Z Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira Chan, Chee-Ming Ghani, Hasyimah Mat Yasin, Mohd Azarudin Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim TD1-157 Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering A laboratory set up was used to determine the treatment capacity and effectiveness of bio-treatment system, which consists of a gravel-sand pre-treatment layer followed by a natural peat layer as the primary filter medium to treat kitchen wastewater by percolation. The filter column contained a 50 cm layer of peat lightly compacted to a density of 0.150 g/cm3 and supplied with 10 cm kitchen wastewater per day. The treatment gave the following reductions: SS, 72%; CODtot, 37%; BOD5, 40% and NH+4 -N, 87%. The effluent had a pH of 6.6-6.7. The physical properties of the peat did not appear to be significantly affected by the applied densities of a kitchen wastewater percolation (α = 0.05), as suggested by the voids ratio - applied pressure plots, which shows relatively unchanged compression characteristics pre- and post- filtration. However, the XRF test results show that Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) increased after filtration. It was also shown in the study that peat can be potentially used for the removal of pollutants, with the post-filter water quality parameters complying well within the limits of Standard B effluent stipulated in the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Sewage and Industrial Effluents, 2009). Thus, peat media can serve as a sustainable, effective and economical option for the filtration of kitchen greywater. ZW Publisher 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6196/1/Kitchen_peat_filter_2013.pdf http://www.zwgm.org/index.php/zerowastejournal Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira and Chan, Chee-Ming and Ghani, Hasyimah and Mat Yasin, Mohd Azarudin and Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim (2013) Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater. International Journal of Zero Waste Generation, 1 (1). pp. 11-16. ISSN 2289 4497 http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6196/
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spellingShingle	TD1-157 Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira Chan, Chee-Ming Ghani, Hasyimah Mat Yasin, Mohd Azarudin Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
description	A laboratory set up was used to determine the treatment capacity and effectiveness of bio-treatment system, which consists of a gravel-sand pre-treatment layer followed by a natural peat layer as the primary filter medium to treat kitchen wastewater by percolation. The filter column contained a 50 cm layer of peat lightly compacted to a density of 0.150 g/cm3 and supplied with 10 cm kitchen wastewater per day. The treatment gave the following reductions: SS, 72%; CODtot, 37%; BOD5, 40% and NH+4 -N, 87%. The effluent had a pH of 6.6-6.7. The physical properties of the peat did not appear to be significantly affected by the applied densities of a kitchen wastewater percolation (α = 0.05), as suggested by the voids ratio - applied pressure plots, which shows relatively unchanged compression characteristics pre- and post- filtration. However, the XRF test results show that Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) increased after filtration. It was also shown in the study that peat can be potentially used for the removal of pollutants, with the post-filter water quality parameters complying well within the limits of Standard B effluent stipulated in the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Sewage and Industrial Effluents, 2009). Thus, peat media can serve as a sustainable, effective and economical option for the filtration of kitchen greywater.
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author	Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira Chan, Chee-Ming Ghani, Hasyimah Mat Yasin, Mohd Azarudin Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim
author_facet	Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira Chan, Chee-Ming Ghani, Hasyimah Mat Yasin, Mohd Azarudin Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim
author_sort	Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira
title	Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
title_short	Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
title_full	Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
title_fullStr	Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
title_full_unstemmed	Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
title_sort	application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater
publisher	ZW Publisher
publishDate	2013
url	http://www.zwgm.org/index.php/zerowastejournal http://www.zwgm.org/index.php/zerowastejournal http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6196/1/Kitchen_peat_filter_2013.pdf
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Application of peat filter media in treating kitchen wastewater

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