1 Department of Petroleum Engineering, Niger Delta University, PMB 071, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(01), 057–062
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.1.0541
Received on 23 February 2023; revised on 01 April 2023; accepted on 03 April 2023
This study has successfully investigated the use of an integrated approach to refinery effluent water treatment. To achieve this, a multistage system was used for the treatment of refinery effluent water from Port Harcourt Refining Company, Rivers State Nigeria. The physicochemical and microbial properties of the treated effluent water were used to assess the efficacy of the treatment process. Properties investigated include temperature, pH, chlorine content, bacterial count, chemical and biological oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, amount of oil and grease in the water, turbidity, and the amount of metal content in the water. The results for the treated effluent water sample were pH 7.84, Turbidity 3.47NTU, Total Dissolved Solid 69.96 ppm, Total Suspended Solid 14.82 mg/L, Total salinity 29.21 ppm, Biochemical Oxygen Demand 0.65 mg/L, Chemical Oxygen Demand 1.87 mg/L, and Dissolved Oxygen 4.13 mg/L. The results showed an impact of this process on refinery effluent water treatment.
Wastewater; Refinery; Environment; Integrated Approach
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Amalate Ann Obuebite and Obumneme Onyeka Okwonna. Refinery effluent water treatment: An integrated approach. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(1), 057-062. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.1.0541