Pilot scale integrated anaerobic-aerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent

Muzzammil N., . and Loh S. K., . Pilot scale integrated anaerobic-aerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent. pp. 286-293. ISSN 1511-2780

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is abundantly generated from the palm oil milling process. Its stringent discharge limits of biological oxygen demand (BOD) of 20 mg litre- has been the most prevalent issue faced in the course of extending palm oil business development. Conventional POME treatment system anaerobically in a series of ponding systems topped with additional costly tertiary polishing system may not be able to meet this challenging standard due to inconsistent plant performance. A cost-effective POME treatment technology featuring full resource recovery and zero discharge/zero emissions is encouraged. This article examined the performance of an integrated anaerobic-aerobic zero discharge POME treatment pilot system in full operation for a year in a palm oil mill. The assessed system showed 100 compliance to BOD of 100 mg litre- and 80 for the more stringent BOD 20 mg litre- while generating renewable electricity from the combusted biogas and recycling boiler-grade water via reclamation.

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Abstract

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is abundantly generated from the palm oil milling process. Its stringent discharge limits of biological oxygen demand (BOD) of 20 mg litre- has been the most prevalent issue faced in the course of extending palm oil business development. Conventional POME treatment system anaerobically in a series of ponding systems topped with additional costly tertiary polishing system may not be able to meet this challenging standard due to inconsistent plant performance. A cost-effective POME treatment technology featuring full resource recovery and zero discharge/zero emissions is encouraged. This article examined the performance of an integrated anaerobic-aerobic zero discharge POME treatment pilot system in full operation for a year in a palm oil mill. The assessed system showed 100 compliance to BOD of 100 mg litre- and 80 for the more stringent BOD 20 mg litre- while generating renewable electricity from the combusted biogas and recycling boiler-grade water via reclamation.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Palm oils
AGROVOC Term:	Mills
AGROVOC Term:	Effluents
AGROVOC Term:	Wastewater
AGROVOC Term:	Wastewater treatment
AGROVOC Term:	Anaerobic digestion
AGROVOC Term:	Anaerobic digestion
AGROVOC Term:	Biogas
AGROVOC Term:	BOD (biochemical oxygen demand)
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9169

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