POME treatment using AB-101 microbial consortium: performance and proposed mechanism

Ummi Kalsum Hasanah Mohd Nadzim, . and Nur Hanis Hayati Hairom, . and Muhammad Adib Abidi, . and Adel Ali Saeed Abduh Algheeti, . and Dilaeleyana Abu Bakar Sidik, . and Rais Hanizam Madon, . and Sofiah Hamzah, . and Alyza Azzura A. Rahman Azmi, . and Abdul Wahab Mohammad, . (2024) POME treatment using AB-101 microbial consortium: performance and proposed mechanism. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 36. pp. 276-287. ISSN 2811-4701

Due to the high organic load content, palm oil mill effluent (POME) has undergone various treatment systems. Most palm oil millers prefer to add a new approach to improve the existing treatment system but the investment and operation costs are too high to be incurred. Therefore, this study emphasizes the AB-101 microbial consortium performance in treating POME under the original operating parameters (0.20% AB-101 volume percentage, 7.50% molasses volume percentage and 100 ppm bio-activator dosage). The percentage reductions of POME characteristics under the original operating factor were 67.60% biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), 59.20% chemical oxygen demand (COD), 82.80% total suspended solids (TSS) and 66.70% oil and degrease (O&G). Meanwhile, POME treated with AB-101 under the optimal operating parameters (0.01% AB-101 volume percentage, 9.85% molasses volume percentage and 43.8 ppm bio-activator dosage) showed better characteristics of 92.90% BOD, 65.30% COD, 93.40% TSS and 95.50% O&G. Based on the proposed mechanism, lignocellulose degradation was greater when AB101 was added into POME which improved the primary treatment of POME through enhanced anaerobic digestion.

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Abstract

Due to the high organic load content, palm oil mill effluent (POME) has undergone various treatment systems. Most palm oil millers prefer to add a new approach to improve the existing treatment system but the investment and operation costs are too high to be incurred. Therefore, this study emphasizes the AB-101 microbial consortium performance in treating POME under the original operating parameters (0.20% AB-101 volume percentage, 7.50% molasses volume percentage and 100 ppm bio-activator dosage). The percentage reductions of POME characteristics under the original operating factor were 67.60% biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), 59.20% chemical oxygen demand (COD), 82.80% total suspended solids (TSS) and 66.70% oil and degrease (O&G). Meanwhile, POME treated with AB-101 under the optimal operating parameters (0.01% AB-101 volume percentage, 9.85% molasses volume percentage and 43.8 ppm bio-activator dosage) showed better characteristics of 92.90% BOD, 65.30% COD, 93.40% TSS and 95.50% O&G. Based on the proposed mechanism, lignocellulose degradation was greater when AB101 was added into POME which improved the primary treatment of POME through enhanced anaerobic digestion.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	molasses
AGROVOC Term:	lignocellulose
AGROVOC Term:	waste treatment
AGROVOC Term:	degradation
AGROVOC Term:	biochemical oxygen demand
AGROVOC Term:	chemical oxygen demand
AGROVOC Term:	palm oils
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	06 Apr 2026 08:30
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2026 08:30
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2716

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