Decolourisation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment technologies: a review

Syahin M. S., . and W. A. Wan Ab Karim Ghani, . and Loh S. K., . Decolourisation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment technologies: a review. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1511-2780

Since last decade global demand for edible oil is growing resulting in a remarkable increase in the areas under oil crop cultivation. The Malaysian palm oil industry is one of the largest palm oil producers in the world. In processing palm oil high volume of liquid waste known as palm oil mill effluent (POME) is generated. The increasing demands of crude palm oil has resulted in the enormous increase of the number of palm oil mills in Malaysia contributing to large amount of POME. Currently treatment technologies of POME gain a lot of attention in order to meet the standard discharge limits. The colour of POME which previously was not an issue is recently being highlighted and it will be incorporated in the regulation soon. Thus this article provides review on colourants in POME and its possible decolourisation treatments. The possible decolourisation technologies that will be highlighted in this article are adsorption coagulation and flocculation membrane technology microbial treatment photocatalysis etc. including their potential in POME colour removal efficiency.

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Abstract

Since last decade global demand for edible oil is growing resulting in a remarkable increase in the areas under oil crop cultivation. The Malaysian palm oil industry is one of the largest palm oil producers in the world. In processing palm oil high volume of liquid waste known as palm oil mill effluent (POME) is generated. The increasing demands of crude palm oil has resulted in the enormous increase of the number of palm oil mills in Malaysia contributing to large amount of POME. Currently treatment technologies of POME gain a lot of attention in order to meet the standard discharge limits. The colour of POME which previously was not an issue is recently being highlighted and it will be incorporated in the regulation soon. Thus this article provides review on colourants in POME and its possible decolourisation treatments. The possible decolourisation technologies that will be highlighted in this article are adsorption coagulation and flocculation membrane technology microbial treatment photocatalysis etc. including their potential in POME colour removal efficiency.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Palm oils
AGROVOC Term:	Pulp mill effluents
AGROVOC Term:	Wastewater treatment
AGROVOC Term:	Discoloration
AGROVOC Term:	Oil crops
AGROVOC Term:	Adsorption
AGROVOC Term:	Coagulation
AGROVOC Term:	Flocculation
AGROVOC Term:	Membranes
AGROVOC Term:	Colourants
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8965

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