A review on the development of palm oil mill effluent (POME) final discharge polishing treatments

Nahrul Hayawin Zainal, . and Nor Faizah Jalani, . and Ropandi Mamat, . and Astimar Abdul Aziz, . A review on the development of palm oil mill effluent (POME) final discharge polishing treatments. pp. 528-540. ISSN 1511-2780

Raw palm oil mill effluent (POME) contains high amount of organic materials and residual oil that will impose high biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). It has a high acidic value high total suspended solids (TSS) and is dark brownish in colour. Raw POME is a highly polluting wastewater and as such it cannot be freely and/or directly discharged into any source of water or river without prior proper treatment. The treatment of raw POME is an important issue in palm oil mills and the method of treatment has attracted many researchers and non-governmental organisation (NGO) associated with environmental pollution. Owing to the more stringent effluent environmental regulations by the Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia research interest has recently shifted to the development of sustainable effluent polishing technologies. Therefore it is perhaps worthwhile to look into a new viable and sustainable technology such as utilisation of renewable oil palm biomass as bio-adsorbents. This article reviews the development of polishing treatments for POME final discharge and further discusses the application of palm-based activated carbon for the treatment system. In conclusion the integration system of conventional POME treatment with bio-adsorbents could be considered as a sustainable approach thus solving environmental problems of waste disposal and pollution control for the oil palm industry.

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Abstract

Raw palm oil mill effluent (POME) contains high amount of organic materials and residual oil that will impose high biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). It has a high acidic value high total suspended solids (TSS) and is dark brownish in colour. Raw POME is a highly polluting wastewater and as such it cannot be freely and/or directly discharged into any source of water or river without prior proper treatment. The treatment of raw POME is an important issue in palm oil mills and the method of treatment has attracted many researchers and non-governmental organisation (NGO) associated with environmental pollution. Owing to the more stringent effluent environmental regulations by the Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia research interest has recently shifted to the development of sustainable effluent polishing technologies. Therefore it is perhaps worthwhile to look into a new viable and sustainable technology such as utilisation of renewable oil palm biomass as bio-adsorbents. This article reviews the development of polishing treatments for POME final discharge and further discusses the application of palm-based activated carbon for the treatment system. In conclusion the integration system of conventional POME treatment with bio-adsorbents could be considered as a sustainable approach thus solving environmental problems of waste disposal and pollution control for the oil palm industry.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Palm oils
AGROVOC Term:	Mills
AGROVOC Term:	Industrial wastewater
AGROVOC Term:	Activated carbon
AGROVOC Term:	Technology
AGROVOC Term:	Adsorbents
AGROVOC Term:	Adsorption
AGROVOC Term:	Biomass
AGROVOC Term:	Wastewater
AGROVOC Term:	Waste disposal
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2025 06:51
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24130

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