Treatment of tropical peat water in Sarawak peatlands nature reserve by utilising a batch electrocoagulation system

• Main Authors: Nazeri, Abdul Rahman, Calvin, Jose Jol, Allene Albania, Linus, Chieng, Kwong Ming, Parabi, Arif, Nooranisha, Baharuddin, Wan Wafi Shahanney, Wan Borhan, Nur Syahida, Abdul Jalal, Shaleen Nur Ain, Samsul, Nurshazatul’aini, Abdul Mutalip, Airul Azhar, Jitai, Dayang Fadhilatul Aisyah, Abang Abdul Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45176/1/Treatment%20of%20tropical%20peat%20water.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45176/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949839223000433#:~:text=When%20electrocoagulation%20treatment%20is%20conducted,%2C%20and%2097.30%25%20of%20COD.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2023.100043
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Tropical peat water is abundantly available in peatlands nature reserve, especially on Borneo Island. However, this water source contains humic substances that could be harmful to human health if consumed without undergoing water treatment process. Although tropical peat water could be treated with...