Continuous electrocoagulation treatment system for partial desalination of tropical brackish peat water in Sarawak coastal peatlands

• Main Authors: Nazeri, Abdul Rahman, Calvin, Jose Jol, Allene Albania, Linus, Wan Wafi Shahanney, Wan Borhan, Nur Syahida, Abdul Jalal, Nooranisha, Baharuddin, Shaleen Nur Ain, Samsul, Nurshazatul'aini, Abdul Mutalip, Airul Azhar, Jitai, Dayang Fadhilatul Aisyah, Abang Abdul Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 2023
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41971/1/Continuous.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41971/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723021368#:~:text=Overall%2C%20this%20study%20demonstrates%20that,coastal%20peatlands%20at%20reasonable%20cost.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163517
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Sarawak coastal peatlands located on Borneo Island have vast availability of brackish peat water sources especially in some coastal rural areas. However, brackish peat water is currently underutilized as the source for water treatment plants due to excessive salinity levels. As such, this study aims...