Research Article
Removal of Solids from Palm Oil Mill Effluent and Paint Wastewater Using Electrocoagulation Technique
Table 1
Characterization result of POME before electrocoagulation and after electrocoagulation at optimum conditions of 3 Amps, 60min, pH of 10, and 30°C.
| Parameter | Before electrocoagulation | After electrocoagulation |
| Ph | 5.9 | 4.7 | Total solids (mg/l) | 37,520 | 18 | TSS (m) | 11,024 | 8 | TDS (mg/l) | 25,426 | 11 | Turbidity (NTU) | 1,716 | 103 | BOD (mg/l) | 36,667 | 26 | COD (mg/l) | 44,300 | 264 | Odour | Positive | Positive | Conductivity (μs/cm) | 1,587 | 1024 | Chloride (mg/l) | 618 | 243.3 | Sulphate (mg/l) | 934 | 523 | Lead (mg/l) | 0.025 | 0.001 |
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