02619ntm a2200349 i 4500 MY-KuUP 20260810145450.0 t|||||r|||| 000 0 ta 260810t20252025my a|||fr|||| 000 0 eng d THE0010937 (Local) Hardback UMPSA eng UMPSA rda FTKKP .F454 2025 r Bc. Loke, Fei Fen, author. The effect of high hrt in treating pome wastewater using microbial fuel cell / Loke Fei Fen Kuantan, Pahang : UMPSA, 2025 © 2025 xi, 45 pages : illustrations ; rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume rda text file PDF Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology Final Year Report (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology (Hons) ) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah - 2025 Include bibliographical reference This study uses Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) to treat wastewater from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) and examines the effects of high Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT). POME's high organic content makes it difficult to treat using traditional techniques, which makes it an extreme risk to the environment. MFCs are a viable substitute since they use the metabolic activity of microorganisms to both clean wastewater and produce power. The study focused on adjusting HRT to improve MFC performance in terms of energy generation and organic pollutant degradation. The experiments were carried out over a couple of weeks under various HRT circumstances, from HRT 7 days decrease to HRT 5 days. Key parameters such as Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS), Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids (MLVSS), COD removal efficiency, Oil and Grease (O&G) removal efficiency, and electrical generation were measured. According to the results, higher HRT considerably increased treatment efficiency by improving electrical generation and removing COD and O&G at higher rates. Long-term HRT increased microbial stability and proliferation, which improved organic matter decomposition and MFC performance overall. The results indicate that in MFC-based systems, regulating HRT is essential for optimizing energy recovery and wastewater treatment efficiency. Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology Dissertations Universities and colleges Dissertations Theses Dissertations https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/47762 lcc PSM 0 0 lcc 0 0 10000 10000 2026-08-10 0 FTKKP .F454 2025 r Bc. T000004375 2026-08-10 14:55:10 2026-08-10 PSM 105434 105440