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Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia

Palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the key players in the contribution to the economy of the country. Nonetheless, it also produces a massive amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). It has been known that microalgae, the unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms possess the ability to reduce t...

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Main Author: Alwan, Inas Jasim
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Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/1/FS%202016%2029%20-%20IR.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.755052019-10-21T03:06:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/ Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia Alwan, Inas Jasim Palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the key players in the contribution to the economy of the country. Nonetheless, it also produces a massive amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). It has been known that microalgae, the unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms possess the ability to reduce the number of pollutants of organic waste. Therefore, this study aims to grow mixed microalgae cultured in different concentrations of raw POME (0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2) % v/v as a biological treatment. This study is conducted on open pond cultivation system (glass tanks) in outdoor conditions. First, it is necessary to allow the mixed microalgae make an adaptation in the raw POME before the start of the actual experiment. The results showed positive effects on the biomass growth of mixed microalgae cultured in the concentration of 1% v/v raw POME. The concentration 1% v/v recorded productivity 0.09 ± 0.02 g/L. day, which significantly higher p < 0.05 compared with the controls and other concentrations. The findings showed that the mixed microalgae could reduce BOD, TN and TP to 78.79, 2.176, and 1.591 respectively. Finally, as many as 10 species of mixed microalgae have been identified from all the experiments, namely Dictyosphaerium sp., Scendesmus sp., Oocystis sp., Monoraphidium sp., Nostoc sp., Cosmarium sp., Aulacoseira sp., Crucigenia sp., Cyclotella sp., and Asterococcus sp.. Since, it is proven that the mixed microalgae able to grow in raw POME, it can be concluded that raw POME is a suitable medium for the cultivation of mixed microalgae without adverse effects. 2016-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/1/FS%202016%2029%20-%20IR.pdf Alwan, Inas Jasim (2016) Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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description Palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the key players in the contribution to the economy of the country. Nonetheless, it also produces a massive amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). It has been known that microalgae, the unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms possess the ability to reduce the number of pollutants of organic waste. Therefore, this study aims to grow mixed microalgae cultured in different concentrations of raw POME (0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2) % v/v as a biological treatment. This study is conducted on open pond cultivation system (glass tanks) in outdoor conditions. First, it is necessary to allow the mixed microalgae make an adaptation in the raw POME before the start of the actual experiment. The results showed positive effects on the biomass growth of mixed microalgae cultured in the concentration of 1% v/v raw POME. The concentration 1% v/v recorded productivity 0.09 ± 0.02 g/L. day, which significantly higher p < 0.05 compared with the controls and other concentrations. The findings showed that the mixed microalgae could reduce BOD, TN and TP to 78.79, 2.176, and 1.591 respectively. Finally, as many as 10 species of mixed microalgae have been identified from all the experiments, namely Dictyosphaerium sp., Scendesmus sp., Oocystis sp., Monoraphidium sp., Nostoc sp., Cosmarium sp., Aulacoseira sp., Crucigenia sp., Cyclotella sp., and Asterococcus sp.. Since, it is proven that the mixed microalgae able to grow in raw POME, it can be concluded that raw POME is a suitable medium for the cultivation of mixed microalgae without adverse effects.
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Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
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title Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_short Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_full Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_fullStr Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
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publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/1/FS%202016%2029%20-%20IR.pdf
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