Optimisation of a modified submerged bed biofilm reactor for biological oleochemical wastewater treatment

• Main Authors: Ismail, Zakaria, A. Aziz, Md. Maniruzzaman, Nik Mahmood, Nik Azmi, Ismail, Shahrul, Umor, Noor Azrimi, Syed Muhammad, Syed Anuar Faua'ad
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85433/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.003

Oleochemicals industry effluence mainly contains a high chemical oxygen demand (COD) in a range of 6000–20,000 ppm. An effective biological wastewater treatment process must be carried out before wastewater is discharged into the environment. In this study, a submerged bed biofilm reactor (SBBR) was...