The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment

Problem statement: Sago effluent contains large amount of organic material which has a potential to cause water pollution. In order to reduce this problem, an experiment was conducted to remove organic material from sago effluent using lab scale of Extended Aeration (EA) system. Approach: The EA sys...

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Main Authors: Abd Rashid, Wahi, Musa, Hamdan, Wong, Sing King, Bujang, Kopli
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Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17270/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17270/1/ajassp.2010.616.619.pdf
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author Abd Rashid, Wahi
Musa, Hamdan
Wong, Sing King
Bujang, Kopli
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Musa, Hamdan
Wong, Sing King
Bujang, Kopli
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description Problem statement: Sago effluent contains large amount of organic material which has a potential to cause water pollution. In order to reduce this problem, an experiment was conducted to remove organic material from sago effluent using lab scale of Extended Aeration (EA) system. Approach: The EA system consisted of the combination of physical and biological treatment unit. For Physical Treatment Unit (PTU), the sago effluent was filtered using 710 μm mesh size filter. For Biological Treatment Unit (BTU), the effluent were mixed and aerated with activated sago sludge for 48 h. The treatment efficiency with respect to Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Suspended Solid (TSS) removal were evaluated and compared with regulatory requirement by Department of Environment, Malaysia. Results: The result showed, the EA system could reduce BOD, COD and TSS up to 84, 87.8 and 73% respectively, however it did not comply with the regulatory requirement. Conclusion: This study suggested the EA system have potential to be apply on sago effluent, however it should be integrated with additional treatment unit to achieve the effluent quality standard.
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spelling upm-172702017-11-23T04:57:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17270/ The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment Abd Rashid, Wahi Musa, Hamdan Wong, Sing King Bujang, Kopli Problem statement: Sago effluent contains large amount of organic material which has a potential to cause water pollution. In order to reduce this problem, an experiment was conducted to remove organic material from sago effluent using lab scale of Extended Aeration (EA) system. Approach: The EA system consisted of the combination of physical and biological treatment unit. For Physical Treatment Unit (PTU), the sago effluent was filtered using 710 μm mesh size filter. For Biological Treatment Unit (BTU), the effluent were mixed and aerated with activated sago sludge for 48 h. The treatment efficiency with respect to Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Suspended Solid (TSS) removal were evaluated and compared with regulatory requirement by Department of Environment, Malaysia. Results: The result showed, the EA system could reduce BOD, COD and TSS up to 84, 87.8 and 73% respectively, however it did not comply with the regulatory requirement. Conclusion: This study suggested the EA system have potential to be apply on sago effluent, however it should be integrated with additional treatment unit to achieve the effluent quality standard. Science Publications 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17270/1/ajassp.2010.616.619.pdf Abd Rashid, Wahi and Musa, Hamdan and Wong, Sing King and Bujang, Kopli (2010) The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 7 (5). pp. 616-619. ISSN 1546-9239; ESSN: 1554-3641 http://thescipub.com/html/10.3844/ajassp.2010.616.619 10.3844/ajassp.2010.616.619
spellingShingle Abd Rashid, Wahi
Musa, Hamdan
Wong, Sing King
Bujang, Kopli
The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
title The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
title_full The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
title_fullStr The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
title_full_unstemmed The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
title_short The potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
title_sort potential of extended aeration system for sago effluent treatment
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17270/1/ajassp.2010.616.619.pdf