Bio-fouling reducers for improving the performance of an aerobic submerged membrane bioreactor treating palm oil mill effluent

• Main Authors: Yuniarto, Adhi, Noor, Zainura Zainon, Ujang, Zaini, Olsson, Gustaf, Aris, Azmi, Hadibarata, Tony
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49284/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2013.02.002
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A bench scale aerobic submerged membrane bioreactor (ASMBR) was used to treat diluted palm oil mill effluent (POME). For further improving the effluent quality and reduction of bio-fouling, powdered activated carbon (PAC) and zeolite were used as bio-fouling reducers (BFR). We compared the performan...