Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time on the Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater by Extended Aeration Activated Sludge System

• Main Authors: Jagaba, A.H., Kutty, S.R.M., Baloo, L., Noor, A., Abubakar, S., Lawal, I.M., Umaru, I., Usman, A.K., Kumar, V., Birniwa, A.H.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124731512&doi=10.1109%2fIEEECONF53624.2021.9668174&partnerID=40&md5=3bb9658fbe1c0d61d706fa457c55ddc0; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29164/

The pulp and paper industry produce dark-colored effluent with high levels of organic matter and nutrients. As a result, a biological treatment system consisting of an aeration tank containing 3.5-6 g/L starting biomass and a clarifier chamber was set up in this investigation. After acclimation, the...