eprintid: 3153 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/31/53 datestamp: 2023-11-09 15:51:25 lastmod: 2023-11-09 15:51:25 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:45:06 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Malakahmad, A. creators_name: Ishak, S. creators_name: Nasoha, U.N. creators_name: Isa, M.H. creators_name: Kutty, S.R. title: Application of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for treatment of refinery wastewater containing nickel ispublished: pub keywords: bioreactor; chemical oxygen demand; effluent; nickel; physicochemical property; pollutant removal; waste treatment; wastewater note: cited By 0; Conference of 11th International Conference on Water Pollution: Modelling, Monitoring and Management - Water Pollution XI, WP 2012 ; Conference Date: 10 July 2012 Through 12 July 2012; Conference Code:92767 abstract: A petroleum refinery is a complex combination of interdependent industrial processes that generate wastewater effluent containing hydrocarbons, heavy metals and dissolved minerals which cause harmful effects to human and environment. While physicochemical systems are widely accepted as effective methods for treatment of industrial wastewater, biological processes are beginning to play an increasing role in the treatment of metal containing effluents. The objective of the present study is to investigate the biological treatment of refinery wastewater containing nickel. The SBR performance was assessed by measuring Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Mixed Liquor Suspended Solid (MLSS), Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solid (MLVSS) as well as nickel concentrations. The SBR was operated on a 12-hour cycle basis which consisted of five distinct modes: fill, react, settle, draw, and idle. The wastewater was brought from an equalization tank of a refinery plant and was fed to the reactor after characterization. The nickel concentration ranged from 2.3 to 2.6 mg/L. The experimental results demonstrate COD and nickel removal efficiencies of 70-90 and 77-80, respectively. © 201 WIT Press. date: 2012 publisher: WITPress official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867919277&doi=10.2495%2fWP120351&partnerID=40&md5=7d164e23abee084341021f01739eea2c id_number: 10.2495/WP120351 full_text_status: none publication: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment volume: 164 place_of_pub: New Forest pagerange: 403-411 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9781845646080 issn: 17433541 citation: Malakahmad, A. and Ishak, S. and Nasoha, U.N. and Isa, M.H. and Kutty, S.R. (2012) Application of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for treatment of refinery wastewater containing nickel. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 164. pp. 403-411. ISSN 17433541