The use of standalone titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalytic treatment and one that is combined with coagulation process to treat natural organic matter (NOM) from two different water sources (synthetic water containing 10 ppm of humic acid and water samples sourced from Myponga reservoir) is investigated herein. In the combined process, the water samples were treated with a novel composite coa...

The production of biodiesel through the transesterification method produces a large amount of wastewater that contains a high level of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and oil and grease (O&G). In this study, coagulation was adopted to treat the biodiesel wastewater. Two types of coagulation were examined using a standard jar test apparatus, i.e. polyaluminium chloride (PAC) and aluminium sulphate....

Combined with the practical experience of wastewater treatment plant, the chemical coagulants have inhibition effects on microorganism activity, with the influence degree of PAC (polyaluminium chloride) > AlCl3> Fe2(SO4)3. In synchronization dephosphorization, the inhibition rates of PAC in 10 ppm and 20 ppm are 11.9% and 33% respectively; while the inhibition rates of AlCl3 and Fe2(SO4)3 in 20...

Many coagulants such as aluminium sulfate, ferric and ferrous sulfate have been investigated in the past, but there is a lack of data on their effectiveness to some specific water quality parameters. This study aimed at investigating efficiency coagulation treatment process remove pollutants total organic carbon (TOC), nitrogen (TN), suspended solids (TSS) from urban drinking water. The polyalu...

Abstract The adsorption performance of pyridine onto polyaluminium chloride (PAC) and anionic polyacrylamide (APAM) water treatment residuals (WTRs) was investigated by batch experiments. This study confirmed the assumption that PAC–APAM WTRs had ability to remove pyridine. non-linear Dubinin–Radushkevich model Freundlich better described isotherms, indicating a chemically controlled multilayer...

Membrane Bioreactors have proved to be a useful alternative conventional activated sludge systems for wastewater treatment. Merits of membrane bioreactors include more compact design saving significant amount space and lower production due longer retention time. This system unfortunately has downside with it comes excessive foaming. often act as foam traps leading overflowing, wastage difficult...