scholarly journals Investigation on the performance of hybrid anaerobic membrane bioreactors for fouling control and biogas production in palm oil mill effluent treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 1389-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choon Aun Ng ◽  
Ling Yong Wong ◽  
Huey Yee Chai ◽  
Mohammed J. K. Bashir ◽  
Chii-Dong Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Mixed Liquor ◽  
Fouling Control ◽  
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Three different sizes of powdered activated carbon (PAC) were added in hybrid anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) and their performance was compared with a conventional AnMBR without PAC in treating palm oil mill effluent. Their working volume was 1 L each. From the result, AnMBRs with PAC performed better than the AnMBR without PAC. It was also found that adding a relatively smaller size of PAC (approximately 100 μm) enhanced the chemical oxygen demand removal efficiency to 78.53 ± 0.66%, while the concentration of mixed liquor suspended solid and mixed liquor volatile suspended solid were 8,050 and 6,850 mg/L, respectively. The smaller size of PAC could also enhance the biofloc formation and biogas production. In addition, the smaller particle sizes of PAC incorporated into polyethersulfone membrane resulted in higher performance of membrane fouling control and produced better quality of effluent as compared to the membrane without the addition of PAC.

Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment Using Electrocoagulation-Adsorption Hybrid Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 997 ◽  
pp. 139-149
Author(s):  
Yong Yin Sia ◽  
Ivy Ai Wei Tan ◽  
Mohammad Omar Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Alternative Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Suspended Solid ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Hybrid Process ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Palm oil processing is a multi-stage operation which generates large amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). Due to its potential to cause environmental pollution, POME must be treated prior to discharge. Electrocoagulation (EC), adsorption (AD), combined EC and AD, and EC integrated with AD have demonstrated great potential to remove various organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater. Up to date, no study has been found on POME treatment using EC-AD hybrid process. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the feasibility of applying EC-AD hybrid process as an alternative treatment for POME. The EC-AD hybrid process achieved higher removal of total suspended solid (TSS), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and colour as compared to EC and AD stand-alone processes. The EC-AD hybrid process reduced 79% of TSS, 44% of COD and 89% of colour from POME. The adsorption kinetics of TSS, COD and colour were best interpreted using pseudo-second-order model, which indicated that the adsorption rate was mainly controlled by chemisorption. Overall, the EC-AD hybrid process could be recommended as an alternative treatment for POME.

scholarly journals TIO2-ENABLED POLYVYNYLIDENE FLUORIDE FOR PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT TREATMENT: EFFECTS OF MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY AND AERATION ON FLUX AND SUSPENDED SOLID REMOVAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Erna Yuliwaty ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail ◽  
Goh Pei Sean ◽  
Sri Martini
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Membrane Pore ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

A polyvinylidene fluoride-based mixed matrix membrane (PVDF- MMM) has been developed to treat palm oil mill effluent (POME). The addition of TiO2 into PVDF membrane was conducted. Hollow fibers were spun from a dope solution containing PVDF/PVP 30K/DMAc/additives by using a dry-jet wet spinning process at different air gaps. AFM image demonstrated that wet spun hollow fiber had a rougher outer surface than that of dry-jet wet spun fibers and exhibited symmetric cross-section structure. Experimental results showed that hydrophilicity of membranes increased with adding of TiO2 particles and the varied air gap length influenced the characteristic of membrane pore size and outer membrane surface roughness. In addition, aeration could increase the turbulence and flux and reduce membrane fouling. The values of flux and suspended solids removal were 92.04 L/m2.hr and 94.86 %, respectively, with the varied aeration flow rate of 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 mL/min and bubble size distribution of 4.0 µm. Overall, this study has proven that PVDF-based MMM could achieve expected performance for POME treatment.

Performance of hybrid anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) augmented with activated carbon in treating palm oil mill effluent (POME)

2020 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 78-85
Author(s):  
Chee Yong Tai ◽  
Salahaldin M.A. Abuabdou ◽  
Choon Aun Ng ◽  
Chin Heng Gan ◽  
Mohammed J.K. Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Cultivation and application of Scenedesmus sp. strain UKM9 in palm oil mill effluent treatment for enhanced nutrient removal

2021 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 126295
Author(s):  
Ainil Farhan Mohd Udaiyappan ◽  
Hassimi Abu Hasan ◽  
Mohd Sobri Takriff ◽  
Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah ◽  
Nazlina Haiza Mohd Yasin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Comparative study on structural modification ofCeiba pentandrafor oil sorption and palm oil mill effluent treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (11) ◽  
pp. 3044-3053 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Abdullah ◽  
M. Afzaal ◽  
Z. Ismail ◽  
A. Ahmad ◽  
M.S. Nazir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Structural Modification ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Oil Sorption ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Effect of Different Mediators on Bio-Energy Generation and Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment in an Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell-Adsorption System

2021 ◽  
Vol 411 ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Ivy Ai Wei Tan ◽  
J.R. Selvanathan ◽  
M.O. Abdullah ◽  
N. Abdul Wahab ◽  
D. Kanakaraju
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Adsorption System ◽  
Air Cathode ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) discharged without treatment into watercourses can pollute the water source. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) has gained high attention as a green technology of converting organic wastewater into bio-energy. As an approach to overcome the limitations of the existing POME treatment methods, air-cathode MFC-Adsorption system is introduced as an innovative technology to treat POME and generate bio-electricity simultaneously. However, the use of conventional MFC with proton exchange membrane in large scale applications is restricted by the high cost and low power generation. Addition of mediator in MFC is essential in order to increase the electron transfer efficiency, hence enhancing the system performance. This study therefore aims to investigate the effect of different type of mediators i.e. congo red (CR), crystal violet (CV) and methylene blue (MB) on the performance of an affordable air-cathode MFC-Adsorption system made from earthen pot with POME as the substrate. The addition of different mediators altered the pH of the MFC-Adsorption system, in which more alkaline system showed better performance. The voltage generated in the system with CR, CV and MB mediator was 120.58 mV, 168.63 mV and 189.25 mV whereas the current generated was 2.41 mA, 3.37 mA and 3.79 mA, respectively. The power density of 290.79 mW/m3, 568.72 mW/m3 and 716.31 mW/m3 was produced in the MFC-Adsorption system with CR, CV and MB mediator, respectively. The highest POME treatment efficiency was achieved in MFC-Adsorption system with MB mediator, which resulted in biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, turbidity and ammoniacal nitrogen removal of 75.3%, 84.8%, 91.5%, 86.1% and 23.31%, respectively. Overall, the air-cathode MFC-Adsorption system with addition of MB mediator was feasible for POME treatment and simultaneous bio-energy generation.

scholarly journals Investigation of Three Pre-treatment Methods Prior to Nanofiltration Membrane for Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Said ◽  
Abdul Wahab Mohammad ◽  
Mohd Tusirin Mohd Nor ◽  
Siti Rozimah Sheikh Abdullah ◽  
Hassimi Abu Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Nanofiltration Membrane ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
Palm Oil Mill ◽  
Pre Treatment
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