Treatment of whitewater from pulp and paper industry using membrane filtrations

• Main Authors: Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Adam, Mohd. Ridhwan, Goh, Hui Hwang, Mohyudin, Ayesha, Avtar, Ram, Tutuk Djoko Kusworo, Tutuk Djoko Kusworo
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2022
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103115/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02226-9

This work investigated the feasibility of membrane filtrations such as reverse osmosis (RO) in treating whitewater from a pulp and paper mill due to thermo-mechanical pulping. The effects of pH and removal mechanisms of silicon by the membranes during treatment were discussed. Their individual perfo...