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PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 184-192Publisher
INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2017.10.006
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Biodiesel; Optimization; Alum coagulant; Jar test; Response Surface Methodology (RSM) method; Box-Behnken design
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia [INDUSTRI-2012-029]
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Biodiesel wastewater is known as one of the most highly polluted wastewaters with high organic load, high amount of oils and fat contents and other compound such as chloride. The aim of this study is to optimize the coagulation-flocculation process prior to pre-treat biodiesel wastewater. This paper reports the optimal process conditions which were obtained using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) analysis. This study was done using jar test apparatus. The Box-Behnken design was demonstrated beforehand to optimize this process. The investigated operating variables were coagulant dosage, initial pH, rapid mixing rate and contact time. The optimal process conditions obtained were alum dosage of 2 g/L, initial pH of 7.13, rapid mixing rate of 200 rpm and settling time of 65 min. From the validation test conducted, the results were in reasonable agreement with the modeled values. The coagulant used in this study managed to reduce the COD, SS and turbidity contents by 34.5, 39.0 and 32.0%. respectively. Optimization of coagulation-flocculation can be done using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) analysis and this proving that coagulation is capable of pre-treating biodiesel wastewater. (C) 2017 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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