Performance evaluation of activated sugarcane bagasse for abattoir wastewater treatment

Ibrahim Mohammed Lawal*, Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty, Dalhatu Saleh, Vicky Kumar, Priyanka Singh, Abdullahi Haruna Birniwa, Sule Abubakar, Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba

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Abstract

Wastewater from abattoir is known to be highly contaminated, which may cause harm to the environment and health if not handled carefully; many treatment approaches have been used to treat this wastewater. However, most of the approaches have its constraints, such as being expensive, ineffective or requires special skills; therefore, the needs arise to develop an inexpensive, effective, and eco-friendly way of treating this wastewater especially in developing economy. Sugarcane bagasse has been proposed due to its availability, in expensiveness, biodegradability, and effectiveness in removing contaminants; in order to determine its effectiveness, different dosages of activated sugarcane bagasse (ASCB) (25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 g/L) and reaction time of 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 h were studied. The results of the experiment showed a pH increase from acidic to alkaline medium after 24 h through 96 h; the optimum dosage, reaction time, and percentage removal of COD, TDS, EC, and colour were determined to be (25 g/l, 24 h, 51.92%), (25 g/l, 24 h, 21.3%), (30 g/l, 120 h, 68.6%), and (50 g/l, 120 h, 83.54%), respectively. These findings showed a significant success on the usage of this adsorbent in the removal of contaminants in the wastewater with its effectiveness increasing by increasing its dosage; therefore, ASCB can be used in place of another adsorbent for treating abattoir wastewater, being it cheap and effective. Recommendation was made on the study of increasing the dosages of ASCB and keeping the reaction time constant.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Developments in Geotechnics and Structural Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationSelect Proceedings of TRACE 2022
EditorsSanjay Kumar Shukla, Sudharshan N. Raman, B. Bhattacharjee, Priyanka Singh
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages495-507
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9789819918867
ISBN (Print)9789819918850
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jun 2023
Event4th International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering - Noida, India
Duration: 18 Aug 202219 Aug 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume338
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering
Abbreviated titleTRACE 2022
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityNoida
Period18/08/2219/08/22

Keywords

  • abattoir
  • adsorption
  • chemical oxygen demand
  • sugarcane bagasse
  • wastewater

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