Adsorption of residual oil from palm oil mill effluent using rubber powder
A synthetic rubber powder was used to adsorb the residual oil in palm oil mill effluent (POME). POME is the wastewater produced by the palm oil industry. It is a colloidal suspension which is 95-96% water, 0.6-0.7% oil and 4-5% total solids including 2-4% suspended solids originating in the mixing o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
2005-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322005000300006 |