eprintid: 3176 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/31/76 datestamp: 2023-11-09 15:51:26 lastmod: 2023-11-09 15:51:26 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:45:09 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Harimurti, S. creators_name: Rahmah, A.U. creators_name: Omar, A.A. creators_name: Murugesan, T. title: Application of response surface method in the degradation of wastewater containing MDEA using UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process ispublished: pub keywords: Biodegradability; Biological water treatment; Organic carbon; Oxidation; Surface properties, Absorption and desorptions; Advanced Oxidation Processes; Biological treatment; Ethyldiethanolamine; Methyldiethanolamine; Response surface method; Response surface methodology; Total Organic Carbon, Wastewater treatment note: cited By 6 abstract: Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) solution is frequently used for the removal of acidic gases from raw natural gas. During maintaining, cleaning and scheduled inspection of absorption and desorption column of sweetening gas plant, a high concentration MDEA generated in the wastewater. This wastewater is toxic to bacteria and usually can not be treated using conventional biological treatment. Popular technique called Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP's) such as UV/H2O2, Fenton's treatment and UV/Ozone has been used to treat the high concentration of organic contaminant in the wastewater. This study involves the UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process to treat wastewater containing MDEA. Response Surface Method (RSM) was used to optimize the factor condition on MDEA degradation process. Approximately 85 of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) was removed. The biodegradability of partially degraded MDEA after UV/H2O2 was determined by calculating of the BOD5/COD ratio. The ratio increased after UV/H2O2 process. © 2012 Asian Network for Scientific Information. date: 2012 publisher: Asian Network for Scientific Information official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84863999772&doi=10.3923%2fjas.2012.1093.1099&partnerID=40&md5=f02628f4faa697bc3518df48ef248c20 id_number: 10.3923/jas.2012.1093.1099 full_text_status: none publication: Journal of Applied Sciences volume: 12 number: 11 pagerange: 1093-1099 refereed: TRUE issn: 18125654 citation: Harimurti, S. and Rahmah, A.U. and Omar, A.A. and Murugesan, T. (2012) Application of response surface method in the degradation of wastewater containing MDEA using UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process. Journal of Applied Sciences, 12 (11). pp. 1093-1099. ISSN 18125654