Potential of Burnt Oil Palm Shell (BOPS) Granules in Deep Bed FiltrationAhmad Jusoh, M. J. M. Mohd Noor, A. Halim GhazaliFrom Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University Pertanian Malaysia 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
A study on the influence of effective size of Burnt Oil Palm Shell (BOPS) granular media in a rapid filtration process with respect to turbidity, filter run and flow rate was carried out at Sungai Langat Water Treatment Plant, Selangor, Malaysia. The finding of the study showed that effective sizes of less than 2.0 mm could produce effluent turbidity of less than 1 NTU, a limit recommended by WHO. Furthermore, it was noted that the filter run increased with higher effective sizes. Filter run was also affected by a change in the flow rate whereby a 50% increase in the flow rate resulted in the reduction of filter run by half, for the effective sizes studied. Keywords: Burnt oil palm shell granules, deep bed filtration, rapid filtration process, turbidity.
Ahmad Jusoh, M. J. M. Mohd Noor, A. Halim Ghazali. Potential of Burnt Oil Palm Shell (BOPS) Granules in Deep Bed Filtration. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1995; 8(3): 143-148
Corresponding Author: Ahmad Jusoh, Malaysia |
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