Application of Euglena sp. isolated from Yogyakarta, Indonesia on nutrient removal from palm oil mill effluent (POME)

Afifah Nur Aini Putri, . and Renaldy, Bartolomius and Uswatun, Mujahidah and Inaba, Yu and Kurnianto, Dedy and Samodra, Alun and Sadewo, Brilian Ryan and Suyono, Eko Agus (2024) Application of Euglena sp. isolated from Yogyakarta, Indonesia on nutrient removal from palm oil mill effluent (POME). Journal of Oil Palm Research (Malaysia), 36. pp. 267-275. ISSN 2811-4701

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) was the main source of liquid waste in Indonesia. It could be utilised as microalgae medium. Euglena sp., fast-growing microalgae, produces high-value product metabolites. In this research, POME is used as a culture medium because of its rich macronutrients and micronutrient content. In addition, POME also contains high Biological Oxygen Demands (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demands (COD). This research was conducted to study BOD and COD in POME after and before treatment, growth rate, biomass and content of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in Euglena sp. that was cultured in a POME medium. Euglena sp. cultured in Cramer-Myers (CM) medium was used as control. POME medium concentrations used in this research were 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.00% and 1.25%. The results showed that Euglena sp. was able to reduce BOD and COD. Medium 1.25% POME was the best treatment for nutrient removal, growth, and nutritional value. Based on the Logistic modelling, the highest specific growth rate (µ) was achieved in 1.25% POME with µ 0.6894 day and R² 0.99.

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Abstract

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) was the main source of liquid waste in Indonesia. It could be utilised as microalgae medium. Euglena sp., fast-growing microalgae, produces high-value product metabolites. In this research, POME is used as a culture medium because of its rich macronutrients and micronutrient content. In addition, POME also contains high Biological Oxygen Demands (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demands (COD). This research was conducted to study BOD and COD in POME after and before treatment, growth rate, biomass and content of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in Euglena sp. that was cultured in a POME medium. Euglena sp. cultured in Cramer-Myers (CM) medium was used as control. POME medium concentrations used in this research were 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.00% and 1.25%. The results showed that Euglena sp. was able to reduce BOD and COD. Medium 1.25% POME was the best treatment for nutrient removal, growth, and nutritional value. Based on the Logistic modelling, the highest specific growth rate (µ) was achieved in 1.25% POME with µ 0.6894 day and R² 0.99.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	microalgae
AGROVOC Term:	waste treatment
AGROVOC Term:	biomass
AGROVOC Term:	carbohydrates
AGROVOC Term:	lipids
AGROVOC Term:	proteins
AGROVOC Term:	growth rate
AGROVOC Term:	biochemical oxygen demand
AGROVOC Term:	chemical oxygen demand
Geographical Term:	Indonesia
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	06 Apr 2026 08:09
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2026 08:13
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2715

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