Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process
The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of using chitosan that was extracted from razor clam (ambal) crustacean shells as a natural coagulant to remove the turbidity in water treatment process . This chitosan coagulant was studied in order to s...
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| description | The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of using chitosan
that
was extracted from razor clam (ambal)
crustacean shells
as a natural
coagulant
to
remove
the
turbidity
in water treatment
process
.
This chitosan coagulant
was studied in
order to
solve the pollutant problem that was obtained by
the sludge treated by
a
lum
backfill
into the
environment
.
Th
e
sludge and the water treated by this conventional
coagulant containing Al
3+
can
pollute
d
the river and induce
many
diseases
.
The chitosan
has being chosen as an alternative to th
is
problem due to its
neutrality
, non toxic
material and 100% biodegradable resources.
In this study
, the process ha
s
been
divided
into two parts
which
were
chitosan extraction
process and
the
determination of
coagulant
optimum dosage
process
through
the
jar test experiment.
In the jar test
,
the
150 to 180 NTU
turbidity range
of Muara
Tuang River
have
been used
to
determine
the
effectiveness
of
using
chitosan
and aluminum sulphate coagulant
in turbidity removed.
From
the
result, the optimum dosage determined and the percentage of the turbidity
removed
by both coagulants are
almost similar. The 40
mg/L
concentration
chitosan
coagulants manage
to remove 99.39 % turbidity and the 37.5
mg/L
of a
lum
manage to
remove 99.37%
turbidity
. From th
e
result, it
can conclude that
the chitosan extracted
from razor clam crustacean shell can be
applied
as coagulant in water treatment process. |
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| spelling | unimas-65382023-02-28T06:13:59Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6538/ Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process Amirul, Adenan. TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of using chitosan that was extracted from razor clam (ambal) crustacean shells as a natural coagulant to remove the turbidity in water treatment process . This chitosan coagulant was studied in order to solve the pollutant problem that was obtained by the sludge treated by a lum backfill into the environment . Th e sludge and the water treated by this conventional coagulant containing Al 3+ can pollute d the river and induce many diseases . The chitosan has being chosen as an alternative to th is problem due to its neutrality , non toxic material and 100% biodegradable resources. In this study , the process ha s been divided into two parts which were chitosan extraction process and the determination of coagulant optimum dosage process through the jar test experiment. In the jar test , the 150 to 180 NTU turbidity range of Muara Tuang River have been used to determine the effectiveness of using chitosan and aluminum sulphate coagulant in turbidity removed. From the result, the optimum dosage determined and the percentage of the turbidity removed by both coagulants are almost similar. The 40 mg/L concentration chitosan coagulants manage to remove 99.39 % turbidity and the 37.5 mg/L of a lum manage to remove 99.37% turbidity . From th e result, it can conclude that the chitosan extracted from razor clam crustacean shell can be applied as coagulant in water treatment process. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2009 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6538/1/POTENTIAL%20OF%20RAZOR%20CLAM%20%28AMBAL%29%20AS%20COAGULANT%20IN%20WATER%20TREATMENT%20PROCESS%2824%20pgs%29.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6538/7/Amirul%20Bin%20Adenan%20ft.pdf Amirul, Adenan. (2009) Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Amirul, Adenan. Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| title | Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| title_full | Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| title_fullStr | Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| title_short | Potential of razor clam (Ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| title_sort | potential of razor clam (ambal) as coagulant in water treatment process |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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