METHOD FOR USE IN PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME) TREATMENT

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APP PUB NO 20120040442A1
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12978287

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The present invention discloses a method for use in treating palm oil mill effluent (POME). Said method comprising the steps of: treating the palm oil mill effluents with concentrated butyrate; introducing the treated palm oil mill effluents into a reaction tank (11) with loading rate of at least 1.5 g COD/L/d and at least 4 days of hydraulic retention time; and providing microorganism biomass in the reaction tank so that anaerobic degradation of the palm oil mill effluents treated with butyrate can be performed. Preferably, the optimum condition for degradation of the palm oil mill effluents in the reaction tank is at constant temperature 37.degree. C. with pH value of approximately 6.5-7.5.

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UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANGLEBUHRAYA TUN RAZAK GAMBANG KUATAN PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR 26300

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Abdul, Wahid Zularisam Kuantan, MY 2 0
AHMAD, Anwar Kuantan, MY 2 1
Ghufran, Rumana Kuantan, MY 1 0

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