Adsorption of chemical oxygen demand and ammoniacal nitrogen removal from leachate using seafood waste (green mussel shell) as low-cost adsorbent

• Main Authors: Detho, Amir, Daud, Zawawi, Almohana, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, Almojil, Sattam Fahad, Alali, Abdulrhman, Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil, Rosli, Mohd. Arif, Memon, Asif Ali, Awang, Halizah, Ridzuan, Mohd. Baharudin
• Format: Article
• Published: Desalination Publications 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103501/; http://dx.doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2022.28463

The physical appearance of leachate when it emerges from a typical landfill site is a strongly odoured black, yellow or orange colored cloudy liquid which contains organic and inorganic pollutants which makes it unsatisfactory to be released in water bodies without any prior treatment. The goal of c...