Optimization of coagulation-flocculation process for the palm oil mill effluent treatment by using rice husk ash

• Main Authors: Md. Huzira, Nurhamieza, A. Aziz, Md. Maniruzzaman, Ismail, S. B., Nik Mahmood, Nik Azmi, Umor, N. A., Syed Muhammad, Syed Anuar Faua’ad
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89415/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111482
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A Coagulation-Flocculation (CF) process was used as a pretreatment for Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) prior to the subsequent biological processes. In this study, Rice Husk Ash (RHA) was used to explore its potential as a coagulant, in comparison with aluminium sulphate (alum), Al2(SO4)3, for the rem...