A quantitative investigation into the effectiveness of jute fiber as a medium for pretreatment of raw water supplies | |
| Author | Yeh, Chin Ming James |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-88-30 |
| Subject(s) | Water--Purification--Biological treatment Jute |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The effectiveness of jute fiber as a roughing filter medium for a series filtration system and as an upper layer medium of a dual-media filter was investigated with a pilot-scale filter unit fed with raw water and artificial turbid water. Jute fiber were found to be a usable medium for removal off gross suspended solids from high turbidity waters, producing an effluent acceptable for subsequent refined treatment. Experiments using washed (recycled) jute fiber as a prefilter medium indicated the performance of such fiber was similar to that of fresh jute fiber. Discontinuous operation of a jute fiber revealed of an objectionable anaerobic condition and might impose some difficulties for subsequent treatment. This undesirable condition was eliminated by operating filter continuously during day time and slowing it down at night time. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | I, Fude |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ahn, Kyu-Hong ;Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of University, of China ) Republic of China |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |