Removal of ammoniacal nitrogen from Malaysian palm oil mill effluent (POME) using optimized operating parameters of peat soil as natural adsorbent

• Main Authors: Hossen, Md. Arif, Nurashikin, Yaacof, Fariha Najwa, Azahar, Noraziah, Ahmad, Azrina, Abd Aziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42357/2/Removal%20of%20ammoniacal%20nitrogen%20from%20Malaysian%20palm%20oil%20mill%20effluent.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42357/8/Removal%20of%20ammoniacal%20nitrogen%20from%20Malaysian%20palm%20oil%20mill%20effluent.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42357/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2024.100031; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2024.100031

Nowadays, the use of natural absorbents to remove pollutants from POME has gained remarkable attention. The main objective of this study is to investigate the suitability and performance of modified peat soil as an adsorbent for the removal of NH3-N from POME. The chemical activation method was perf...