The effect of hydraulic retention time in municipal solid waste landfill leachate treatment using UASB reactor

Ab. Malek, M.I. and Yee, S.T.M. and Husnon, N. and Shaaban, M.G. (2008) The effect of hydraulic retention time in municipal solid waste landfill leachate treatment using UASB reactor. In: Seminar on Water & Wastewater Management and Technologies , 17-18 Julai 2008, Sabah. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The treatability of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachate using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) was investigated. Leachate samples were collected from Jeram landfill and its characteristics were studied. Among the parameters concerned were the BOD5, COD, SS, pH, ammoniacal nitrogen, alkalinity (CaCO3), chloride, phosphate, and metals (sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, lead and cadmium). The BOD5/COD ratio obtained was 0.70. Leachate samples were then being treated in UASB reactor with start-up hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 36 hours for two weeks. To ensure the granular formation initiated, variables such as substrate and environmental factors were controlled accordingly to ensure optimum operating conditions. Treatment of leachate were carried out by reducing the initial HRT 36 hours by 8 hours gradually with each reduction to last for a week (36, 28, 20 and 12 hours). The effect of HRT variation in UASB system performance in leachate treatment in COD and TSS removal was then analyzed.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering > Department of Civil Engineering
Depositing User: Mr. Mohd Samsul Ismail
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2014 05:00
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2014 04:04
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/9162

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