Pollutants analysis during conventional palm oil mill effluent (POME) ponding system and decolourisation of anaerobically treated POME via calcium lactate-polyacrylamide

Journal of Water Process Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2014, Pages 159-165

  Zahrim, A Y ^a   Nasimah, A ^a   Hilal, N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Calcium lactate; Coagulation; Palm oil mill effluent; Polymers; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925351189     PISSN: 22147144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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