Removal of Iron and Manganese Using Cascade Aerator and Limestone Roughing Filter

Abstract:

Combination between oxidation and filtration can be used for removing iron and manganese from groundwater especially when the concentrations of these metals were high. This study focused on the effectiveness of the cascade aerator and the size of the limestone filter media to remove iron and manganese from groundwater. Water samples used for this study were collected from orphanage home, Rumah Nur Kasih, Taiping. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has provided a tube well of 15 m depth and 150 mm diameter for the orphanage home. However, the water cannot be used for domestic consumption due to high amount of iron and manganese at 6.48 and 1.9 mg/L which exceeded the drinking water standard of 0.3 and 0.1 mg/L respectively. Using laboratory physical model, the study has shown that the removals of iron and manganese have reduce the concentration until 0.17 and 0.2 mg/L respectively. Thus, the results from this study which utilize cascade aerator and limestone roughing filter could be implemented on site for the community to use the ground water for domestic purposes.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 857)
• Pages: 509-513
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.857.509
• Online since: May 2016
• Authors: Azrin Mohd Sanusi, Mohd Nordin Adlan, Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol, rhahimi jamil
• Keywords: Cascade Aerator, Iron, Limestone, Manganese, Roughing Filter

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