Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment

Magnetic treatments for water and wastewater attract a special attention due to their safety, ecological purity, simplicity and low operating costs. Thus this study was carried out in order to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of applying magnetic technology for a better understanding of...

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Main Authors: Ab. Wahid, Zularisam, Othman, Fadhil, Sohaili, Johan
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Civil Engineering 2001
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author Ab. Wahid, Zularisam
Othman, Fadhil
Sohaili, Johan
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Othman, Fadhil
Sohaili, Johan
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description Magnetic treatments for water and wastewater attract a special attention due to their safety, ecological purity, simplicity and low operating costs. Thus this study was carried out in order to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of applying magnetic technology for a better understanding of the sewage characteristics. The main objectives of this research are to investigate the feasibility of magnetic technology in assisting sedimentation of suspended particles and to understand the mechanism and impact of magnetic application in sewage. The effects of various parameters, magnetic field strength, flow rate, usage of pin-jet and magnetic orientations are used to investigate their effectiveness on the suspended solids removal. A series of electromagnets magnets was used as a reactor in this study and the sewage was taken from Taman Sri Pulai, Johor with estimated PE of 10,300. Experiments indicate that suspended solids removal increases as magnetic field strength and exposure time are increased and flow rate is decreased. It was found out that magnetic field increases the suspended solids removal by 41 percent to 49 percent at 670 Gauss compared to untreated raw sewage. Besides that usage of pin-jet in the magnetically treatment reactors also help to increase another 6 percent of the suspended solids removal. Study carried out also shows that magnetic field enhances the suspended solids removal by accelerating the settling of sludge (settlement time) as well as increasing the sludge density. Hence this technology is definitely beneficial in reducing the volume of sedimentation tank as well as increasing the treatment plant efficiency
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spelling utm-38382017-10-12T04:47:26Z http://eprints.utm.my/3838/ Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment Ab. Wahid, Zularisam Othman, Fadhil Sohaili, Johan TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Magnetic treatments for water and wastewater attract a special attention due to their safety, ecological purity, simplicity and low operating costs. Thus this study was carried out in order to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of applying magnetic technology for a better understanding of the sewage characteristics. The main objectives of this research are to investigate the feasibility of magnetic technology in assisting sedimentation of suspended particles and to understand the mechanism and impact of magnetic application in sewage. The effects of various parameters, magnetic field strength, flow rate, usage of pin-jet and magnetic orientations are used to investigate their effectiveness on the suspended solids removal. A series of electromagnets magnets was used as a reactor in this study and the sewage was taken from Taman Sri Pulai, Johor with estimated PE of 10,300. Experiments indicate that suspended solids removal increases as magnetic field strength and exposure time are increased and flow rate is decreased. It was found out that magnetic field increases the suspended solids removal by 41 percent to 49 percent at 670 Gauss compared to untreated raw sewage. Besides that usage of pin-jet in the magnetically treatment reactors also help to increase another 6 percent of the suspended solids removal. Study carried out also shows that magnetic field enhances the suspended solids removal by accelerating the settling of sludge (settlement time) as well as increasing the sludge density. Hence this technology is definitely beneficial in reducing the volume of sedimentation tank as well as increasing the treatment plant efficiency Faculty of Civil Engineering 2001 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3838/1/ZularisamAbWahid2001_ElectromagneticTechnologyonSewageTreatment.pdf Ab. Wahid, Zularisam and Othman, Fadhil and Sohaili, Johan (2001) Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment. Jurnal Kejuruteraan Awam, 13 (1). pp. 22-36. ISSN 1823-7843 http://web.utm.my/ipasa/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=776&Itemid=
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Ab. Wahid, Zularisam
Othman, Fadhil
Sohaili, Johan
Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
title Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
title_full Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
title_fullStr Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
title_full_unstemmed Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
title_short Electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
title_sort electromagnetic technology on sewage treatment
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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