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1.13.<br />

Title<br />

EUROINVENT <strong>2012</strong><br />

Development of Ultrasonic Assisted Membrane Anaerobic<br />

System (UAMAS) for Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)<br />

Treatment<br />

Authors<br />

Lee Hua Chyn, Yap Wai Mun, Chew Bee Tin, Abdurahman<br />

Hamid Nour, Farhan Mohd Said<br />

Institution University Malaysia Pahang (UMP)<br />

Patent no. IP 2011001720<br />

Description<br />

The direct discharged of waste water often caused<br />

environmental problems. The traditional ways for<br />

wastewater treatment has disadvantages from the economical<br />

and environmental perspectives.<br />

In this invention, Ultrasonic Assisted Membrane Anaerobic<br />

System (UAMAS) was designed and used to treat the<br />

industrial wastewater, such as Palm Oil Mill Effluent<br />

(POME), sewage sludge and slaughter house waste.<br />

The new system is an alternative and cost effective method<br />

to treat high strength waste water. This system consists of a<br />

feed tank, four tubular cross flow ultra-filtration membranes<br />

(CUF) in a sintered stainless steel holder connected to an<br />

ultrasonic device, centrifugal pumps and a 50 L anaerobic<br />

digester.<br />

Class 1<br />

44

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