Rubber Latex Wastewater Treatment

Natural rubber waste serum nrws as reported by lau and subramaniam 1991 shows that it consists mainly of nitrogenous compounds.

Rubber latex wastewater treatment.

Wastewater discharged from latex rubber processing usually. The concentration of n nh3 in high wastewater is mainly due to the use of ammonia as an antifreeze during latex harvest transport and storage especially in centrifugal latex processing. The pond treatment system there is a latex trap and a neutralization stage as a pretreatment step. Wastewater treatment of rubber latex should pay attention to the treatment of polluting indicators such as cod ammonium and phosphorus.

Treatment of wastewater from rubber industry in malaysia mitra mohammadi1 hasfalina che man2. A pilot scale experiment of natural rubber processing wastewater treatment was conducted using a combination system consisting of a two stage up flow anaerobic sludge blanket uasb and a down flow hanging sponge dhs reactor for more than 10 months. Rubber latex processing wastewater 4 6 4 4 uasb treatment of rlp wastewater 4 16 4 5 the effect of ph on the performance of uasb system 4 28 4 6 the effect of effluent recirculation on uasb performance 4 3 8 4 7 conclusions 4 51 chapter 5 post treatment process waterhyacinth and algae treatment of rubber latex processing wastewater 5 1. Several proteins present in natural rubber latex cause latex allergy and in some cases provoke.

Waste in latex industry process coagulant from latex tank currently being collected and be made into dry rubber raw material. The high level of nh4 and other. Sources of rubber wastewater in malaysia are s kim latex serum unc oagulated latex an d wa shings from the various processing stages abdul rani 1995. In the waste water effluent the bulk of the nitrogen component consist mainly of ammoniacal nitrogen as a result of the use of ammonia in the preservation of the latex.

If the ponds are effectively designed and optimally operated it can. The effluent includes wash water small amounts of uncoagulated latex and serum with small quantities of proteins carbohydrates lipids caro tenoids and salts.