Papers by bala Abdulkarim
The performance of arc thermal plasma in treating galvanic sludge was investigated. The inductive... more The performance of arc thermal plasma in treating galvanic sludge was investigated. The inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry analysis conducted to characterise the raw galvanic sludge reveals the presence of chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). Product gas was measured at varying applied current of 170 A to 190 A and residence time of 2 to 5 minutes. The fourier transform infrared spectrometry analysis of the gaseous product identified the presence of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ethene (C2H4), ethyne (C2H2) and water (H2O) in different concentrations. In general, the trend in CO and CO2 concentrations initially shows an increase as the applied current was increased and thereafter decreases. Low concentrations of hydrocarbon were persistent, which is due to the low amount of hydrocarbon in the galvanic sludge. From the analysis the concentration of CH4, C2H4 and C2H2 revealed...
Thermal plasma treatment technique is widely used in the treatment of domestic and industrial was... more Thermal plasma treatment technique is widely used in the treatment of domestic and industrial waste. The technique has the potential of converting organic portion of waste into synthetic gas that has energy value, while the inorganic portion is cemented into a vitreous slag which is stable to leaching of harmful heavy metals. This paper review looked at the application of the treatment technique to industrial and wastewater sludge. In the first part of the paper, description of thermal plasma technology; classification, characteristics and comparison of different types of plasma, is presented. The second part of the paper reviewed thermal plasma treatment processes, equipment specifications and process variables for different types of sludges (electroplating sludge, stormwater sludge, and tannery sewage sludge, a mixture of fly ash and wastewater sludge, paper sludge and ship oil sludge). The last part of the report compared the product analysis from different studies conducted at l...
Article history: Received 28 August 2015 Accepted 16 September 2015 Available online 15 October 2015
A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, SCHOOL OF ENGINEER... more A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MINNA, NIGER STATE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (B. ENG) DEGREE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING D.ECEMBER, 2000.
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Acid rain deposition affects most materials to some degree. Carbon-steel, nickel, zinc, copper, p... more Acid rain deposition affects most materials to some degree. Carbon-steel, nickel, zinc, copper, paint, some plastics are vulnerable while stainless steel and aluminium are more resistant metals. Sulfur dioxide is the main pollutant in respect to corrosion of roofing sheets from acid rain, but others take their toll, including nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxides, ozone etc.This study, investigated the acidity of rainfall at Eleme, Rivers state of Nigeria. The effect of acid rain on aluminium alloy and galvanized steel roofing sheets was studied as well as their relative corrosion resistance. The simple immersion test method was used to determine corrosion rates by weight loss. Results obtained indicated that Eleme does experience acid rain of average pH 4.34; which corrodes roofing sheets used by the community, with greatest damage on galvanized steel. Corrosion rates of aluminium alloy and galvanized steel are 0.0049 g/dm.day and 0.0156 mg/dm.day respectively. Statistical analysis using...
Chemical engineering transactions, 2018
Recently, a lot of domestic wastewater is being generated due to the rise in the population in mo... more Recently, a lot of domestic wastewater is being generated due to the rise in the population in most urban areas in Malaysia. This implies that more contaminations are being produced which are likely to affect human health. The purpose of this research was to analyze the level of contaminants in the final treated wastewater from the sewage treatment plants in Malaysian urban areas and compare it with Malaysian standard A and B effluent discharged. The specimens used for the analysis were obtained from three wastewater sewage treatment plants in Johor (A), Kuala Lumpur (B), and Penang(C). Specimens were examined using chemical oxygen demand (COD) Vials, Nitrate Nitrogen ammonia vial, and total Phosphorus vial. The Hach DR 5000 UV-V Laboratory Spectrophotometer was used to measure the amount of COD, Nitrate, Nitrate, and Phosphorus. Also, the pH, turbidity, and BOD5 were done utilizing dissolved Oxygen machine and Lovibond Turbidity Meters. The level of BOD, COD were treated well and d...
Article history: Received 30 November 2016 Received in revised form 11 January 2017 Accepted 12 J... more Article history: Received 30 November 2016 Received in revised form 11 January 2017 Accepted 12 January 2017 Available online 9 February 2017 Incineration of both industrial and municipal solid waste has been widely used due to its ability to reduce the volume of waste by about 90% and detoxify the waste. However, a great challenge associated with waste incineration is production of toxic fly and bottom ashes. These ashes contain heavy metals which enters water bodies through percolation and absorption, and their consequences on human and animals is enormous. Various researches were conducted on the application of thermal plasma arc technology to safely detoxify incinerator ashes. The final product from plasma treatment is a melt or vitreous slag within which toxic heavy metals are cemented. This paper reviewed the different studies conducted on the treatment of incinerator fly and bottom ashes in thermal plasma arc reactor. The review looked at the characteristics of the ashes, the...
JOURNAL OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 2021
A large quantity of wastewater sludge is generated yearly. Traditional disposal methods are short... more A large quantity of wastewater sludge is generated yearly. Traditional disposal methods are short of providing the much needed benign treatment. Thermal plasma is a promising treatment technique to address this problem. A 20 cm3 capacity laboratory-scale thermal-arc plasma reactor was developed using a 4.5 kW TIG welding torch and was used to treat wastewater sludge. The design was based on a DC transferred-arc torch with argon gas as plasma forming gas. The reactor was tested with wastewater sludge from the petroleum industry. The plasma arc temperature was in the range of 356 – 1694 oC at an arc current of 100 – 190 A. Two products, flue gas and a vitreous slag were obtained. A mass reduction of 36.87 – 91.40% of the sludge was achieved at an arc current 150 – 190 A, which correspond to a plasma temperature range of 539 – 1603 oC. The mass reduction increased with treatment duration from 2 – 8 min. The mass reduction also increased with increasing arc current from 150 – 190 A at a...
Frontiers in Advanced Materials Research, 2020
Waste treatment using thermal arc plasma is well established and laboratory/pilot scale plasma re... more Waste treatment using thermal arc plasma is well established and laboratory/pilot scale plasma reactors were developed and their performances for the destruction of different hazardous wastes, other than petroleum oily sludge, were studied. This work aims to extend the plasma technology to the pyrolysis of hazardous petroleum oily sludge. A 4.7 kW thermal arc plasma reactor was developed using a standard TIG arc welding torch. The transferred arc plasma reactor was used to treat 20 g/batch of petroleum oily sludge. The prevailing temperature inside the reactor ranges between 356 – 1694 oC. The plasma arc temperature increased with increasing plasma arc current and also with increasing plasma gas flow-rate. A vitreous slag and a flue gas were generated as products. A mass reduction of between 36.87 – 91.40% and a TOC reduction of 21.47 – 93.76% were achieved in the treatment time of 2 – 5 min. The mass reduction was observed to increase with treatment time. However, the increase was ...
Thermal plasma technique is becoming prominent in the treatment of variety of waste ranging from ... more Thermal plasma technique is becoming prominent in the treatment of variety of waste ranging from municipal solid waste, incinerator residue, hospital waste, electronics waste and industrial sludge. Application of the new treatment technology to petroleum sludge requires information on the nature and characteristics of the sludge that will be use to optimize the treatment system. In this investigation, petroleum sludge obtained from Petronas Melaka was characterized for its physical and chemical features. Proximate and ultimate analysis as well as determination of elemental composition were carried out. The sludge was found to contain high moisture (78.91%), low ash (5.06%), low volatiles (5.52%) and high fixed carbon (10.51%). The sludge has a TOC of 54.48% and HHV of 23.599MJ/kg. Despite the high moisture content, the higher heating value (HHV) is high when compared to literature values. The high value of HHV may be associated with the high fixed carbon, low ash content and high va...
… Electronic Journal of …, 2007
The concentrations of carbon oxides (CO and CO2) and suspended particulate matter at Benue Cement... more The concentrations of carbon oxides (CO and CO2) and suspended particulate matter at Benue Cement Company (BCC) and Tse-Kucha community was investigated. Results obtained, shows that concentrations of carbon dioxide of 34.40 ppm, 39.50 ppm, ...
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ABSTRACT: The large organic matter of solid waste such as agricultural and municipal solid waste ... more ABSTRACT: The large organic matter of solid waste such as agricultural and municipal solid waste offer great potential for biogas production. Anaerobic digestion of green waste-food waste mixture at thermophilic temperature range was carried out with the primary aim of ...
International Journal of …, 2009
Acid rain deposition affects most materials to some degree. Carbon-steel, nickel, zinc, copper, p... more Acid rain deposition affects most materials to some degree. Carbon-steel, nickel, zinc, copper, paint, some plastics are vulnerable while stainless steel and aluminium are more resistant metals. Sulfur dioxide is the main pollutant in respect to corrosion of roofing sheets from acid rain, but others take their toll, including nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxides, ozone etc.This study, investigated the acidity of rainfall at Eleme, Rivers state of Nigeria. The effect of acid rain on aluminium alloy and galvanized steel roofing sheets was studied as well as their relative corrosion resistance. The simple immersion test method was used to determine corrosion rates by weight loss. Results obtained indicated that Eleme does experience acid rain of average pH 4.34; which corrodes roofing sheets used by the community, with greatest damage on galvanized steel. Corrosion rates of aluminium alloy and galvanized steel are 0.0049 g/dm 2 .day and 0.0156 mg/dm 2 .day respectively. Statistical analysis using the method of least square principle and coefficient of correlation indicated positive correlation between weight loss of Aluminium alloy and time with (r = 0.9872) and (r = 0.9480) at pH of 3.0 and 4.34 respectively and between weight loss of galvanized steel and time with (r = 0.9982) and (r = 0.9974) at pH of 3.0 and 4.34.This shows that aluminium alloy is a better choice of material for roofing in Eleme, Rivers state.
… Electronic Journal of …, 2007
The impact of Pesticides (DELVAP 1000EC) application on the levels of Cd, Pb and Cu in two specie... more The impact of Pesticides (DELVAP 1000EC) application on the levels of Cd, Pb and Cu in two species of Spinach (maroon and green) was investigated. The results shows highest accumulation in leaves compared to stem and roots for both species. The levels of Cd, Pb and Cu in leaves of maroon Spinach treated with pesticides are 6.8, 1.4 and 18.6 times respectively higher than the maximum tolerable levels of 30µg/g, 300µg/g and100µg/g for Cd, Pb and Cu respectively in plants, while in green Spinach treated with pesticides the levels of Cd and Cu in leaves are 4.9 and 14.7 times respectively higher than the maximum tolerable levels. The concentration of Cd, Pb and Cu in leaves, stem and roots of maroon Spinach treated with pesticides are 163%, 222% and 178%; 364%, 325% and 449%; and 254%, 363%and 224% respectively higher than the untreated Spinach while their corresponding concentration in green Spinach treated with pesticides are 1! 56%, 238% and 150%; 163%, 454% and 462%; and 156%, 407% and 346% respectively higher than the untreated green Spinach.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019
The traditional methods of disposing of petroleum sludge are short of providing the much-needed b... more The traditional methods of disposing of petroleum sludge are short of providing the much-needed benign treatment. A more robust treatment technique is desirable. In this investigation, a laboratory-scale thermal plasma reactor was developed and was used to treat 20 g per batch of petroleum oily sludge. The output current and the plasma temperature measured using an infrared thermometer range were 5 -200 A and 356 -1694 °C respectively. After the plasma treatment, the morphology of the sludge transformed from jelly-like to crystalline solid structure. A mass and volume reductions of 36.87 -91.40% and 59.59 -94.52%, respectively, were achieved in a treatment period of 2 -5 min. A Total Organic Compound (TOC) reduction of 21.47 -93.76% were equally achieved in same treatment period. Heavy metals concentration in the sludge were increased after the plasma treatment, whereas, Ni and Pb manifested only in the solid residue. The result of the leaching test of heavy metals from the solid residue is within the US EPA recommended level for secure landfill. The major components of the flue gas were H 2 , CO, CO 2 and H 2 O with small quantities of CH 4 , C 2 H 2 and C 2 H 4 . The flue gas has an LHV range of 7.40 -7.86 MJ/Nm 3 with a corresponding cold gas efficiency of 25.22 -51.90%. Based on the operating cost estimation, a profit margin of $ 0.76 /kg of sludge was established. The thermal plasma technique is, therefore, an alternative treatment method for treating petroleum sludge.
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