Optimization of aluminium recovery from water treatment sludge using Response Surface Methodology

• Main Authors: Theam, Yiew Ooi, Ee, Ling Yong, Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil, Rezania, Shahabaldin, Aminudin, Eeydzah, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Abdul Rahman, Azlan, Park, Junboum
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85434/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.09.008
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

For decades, water treatment plants in Malaysia have widely employed aluminium-based coagulant for the removal of colloidal particles in surface water. This generates huge amount of by-product, known as sludge that is either reused for land applications or disposed to landfills. As sludge contains h...