Treating palm oil mill effluent by activated sludge process using submerged mechanical aerator/agitator replacing surface aerator

• Main Authors: Hawari, Yahaya, Yahya, Wira Jazair, Sonda, Ikuma, Kawashima, Hirotaka, Mohamad, Zahari, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Aiman, Abd. Kadir, Hasannuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84755/1/ZahariMohamad2019_TreatingPalmOilMillEffluentbyActivatedSludge.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84755/; https://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v81.13147

Activated sludge process (ASP) is gaining recognition as a process technique for the control of biological oxygen demand (BOD) in palm oil mill effluent (POME). Surface aerators or diffusing plates are often used in aeration tanks serving as core of the ASP. For consistent improvement in water quali...