The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water

The water quality in the rivers of Malaysia is slowly deteriorating, often, high turbid water intake in water treatment plant causes overloading thus raising water treatment cost. Therefore, this study will provide an insight into the application of acid-treated diatomite in treating turbid river wa...

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Main Authors: Selvaraj K., Mohd Sidek L., Tamunaidu P., Noor M.J.M.M., Hayder G.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-258262023-05-29T16:14:54Z The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water Selvaraj K. Mohd Sidek L. Tamunaidu P. Noor M.J.M.M. Hayder G. 57205240084 35070506500 20434558300 7102422865 56239664100 The water quality in the rivers of Malaysia is slowly deteriorating, often, high turbid water intake in water treatment plant causes overloading thus raising water treatment cost. Therefore, this study will provide an insight into the application of acid-treated diatomite in treating turbid river water in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to eliminate the impurities that block the pores through acid treatment and evaluate the performance of acid-treated diatomite in treating turbid river water. The diatomite was treated with 5�N sulphuric acid (H2SO4) to remove impurities that block the pore, which will reduce its efficiency to capture the suspended solids and sediment. The river water samples were taken from Semenyih and Langat Rivers flowing from Semenyih and Langat Dams. The variation in natural organic matter in river water samples helps to validate the efficiency of diatomite. The results revealed that the acid-treated diatomite has better turbidity reduction efficiency compared to the untreated diatomite. Turbidity removal efficiency achieved for Semenyih River was 99% with a dosage of 66�mg/L at pH of 7.1 whereas for Langat river was 99% with a dosage of 74�mg/L at pH of 7.9. On the other hand, untreated diatomite showed turbidity removal efficiency below 20%. These results showed that acid-treated diatomite has the potential to be an effective coagulant to reduce the high turbid water with turbidity efficiency above 90%. � 2020, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Final 2023-05-29T08:14:53Z 2023-05-29T08:14:53Z 2020 Book Chapter 10.1007/978-981-15-1971-0_35 2-s2.0-85076746618 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076746618&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-15-1971-0_35&partnerID=40&md5=49ba84eef1c778f5db56a5875f10994d https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25826 341 348 Springer Scopus
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description The water quality in the rivers of Malaysia is slowly deteriorating, often, high turbid water intake in water treatment plant causes overloading thus raising water treatment cost. Therefore, this study will provide an insight into the application of acid-treated diatomite in treating turbid river water in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to eliminate the impurities that block the pores through acid treatment and evaluate the performance of acid-treated diatomite in treating turbid river water. The diatomite was treated with 5�N sulphuric acid (H2SO4) to remove impurities that block the pore, which will reduce its efficiency to capture the suspended solids and sediment. The river water samples were taken from Semenyih and Langat Rivers flowing from Semenyih and Langat Dams. The variation in natural organic matter in river water samples helps to validate the efficiency of diatomite. The results revealed that the acid-treated diatomite has better turbidity reduction efficiency compared to the untreated diatomite. Turbidity removal efficiency achieved for Semenyih River was 99% with a dosage of 66�mg/L at pH of 7.1 whereas for Langat river was 99% with a dosage of 74�mg/L at pH of 7.9. On the other hand, untreated diatomite showed turbidity removal efficiency below 20%. These results showed that acid-treated diatomite has the potential to be an effective coagulant to reduce the high turbid water with turbidity efficiency above 90%. � 2020, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
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Selvaraj K.
Mohd Sidek L.
Tamunaidu P.
Noor M.J.M.M.
Hayder G.
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author Selvaraj K.
Mohd Sidek L.
Tamunaidu P.
Noor M.J.M.M.
Hayder G.
spellingShingle Selvaraj K.
Mohd Sidek L.
Tamunaidu P.
Noor M.J.M.M.
Hayder G.
The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water
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title The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water
title_short The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water
title_full The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water
title_fullStr The Effect of Acid Treatment on Diatomite and Its Application in Treating Semenyih and Langat River Water
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