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Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting

Composting is a modern waste treatment method used to treat the empty fruit bunch (EFB), one of the primary feedstock of solid palm oil. About 20% EFB is produced in crude palm oil production for every ton of fresh fruit bunch. EFB composting produces EFB compost that can benefit agriculture. This s...

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Main Author: Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021
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TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.usm.eprints.57434 http://eprints.usm.my/57434/ Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal T Technology TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Composting is a modern waste treatment method used to treat the empty fruit bunch (EFB), one of the primary feedstock of solid palm oil. About 20% EFB is produced in crude palm oil production for every ton of fresh fruit bunch. EFB composting produces EFB compost that can benefit agriculture. This study aimed to look into the quality of EFB compost produced by composting EFB with biosurfactants. The composting procedure was carried out in a laboratory setting using 500 ml Erlenmeyer flasks at 30oC and 50oC. The composting sample consists of EFB, EFB with POME and EFB with POME and biosurfactants. The mixture of EFB: POME: Biosurfactants was prepared in the ratio of 10:1:1.5, respectively. Several parameters need to be examined, such as pH, electrical conductivity, volatile solids, moisture content, C/N ratio, phosphorus, and enzymes activity. To evaluate the effect of consistent temperatures on the properties of EFB compost, temperatures were kept constant throughout the process for 35 days. At 30oC, the EFB compost created from composting EFB with palm oil mill effluent and biosurfactants performed better. The carbon to nitrogen ratio of the EFB compost was 5.5, the phosphorus content was 2.19%, the moisture content was 82.02%, and the pH was 8.16. The presence of biosurfactants in the composting process can produce adequate compost and reduce the consuming time to stabilize the EFB product during composting. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021-07-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/57434/1/Biological%20Degradation%20Of%20Empty%20Fruit%20Bunch%20With%20Biosurfactants%20And%20Palm%20Oil%20Mill%20Effluent%20Sludge%20By%20Composting.pdf Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal (2021) Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Awam. (Submitted)
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TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal
Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting
description Composting is a modern waste treatment method used to treat the empty fruit bunch (EFB), one of the primary feedstock of solid palm oil. About 20% EFB is produced in crude palm oil production for every ton of fresh fruit bunch. EFB composting produces EFB compost that can benefit agriculture. This study aimed to look into the quality of EFB compost produced by composting EFB with biosurfactants. The composting procedure was carried out in a laboratory setting using 500 ml Erlenmeyer flasks at 30oC and 50oC. The composting sample consists of EFB, EFB with POME and EFB with POME and biosurfactants. The mixture of EFB: POME: Biosurfactants was prepared in the ratio of 10:1:1.5, respectively. Several parameters need to be examined, such as pH, electrical conductivity, volatile solids, moisture content, C/N ratio, phosphorus, and enzymes activity. To evaluate the effect of consistent temperatures on the properties of EFB compost, temperatures were kept constant throughout the process for 35 days. At 30oC, the EFB compost created from composting EFB with palm oil mill effluent and biosurfactants performed better. The carbon to nitrogen ratio of the EFB compost was 5.5, the phosphorus content was 2.19%, the moisture content was 82.02%, and the pH was 8.16. The presence of biosurfactants in the composting process can produce adequate compost and reduce the consuming time to stabilize the EFB product during composting.
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author Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal
author_facet Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal
author_sort Azhan, Wan Nur Arisya Najwa Wan Zainal
title Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting
title_short Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting
title_full Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting
title_fullStr Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting
title_full_unstemmed Biological Degradation Of Empty Fruit Bunch With Biosurfactants And Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge By Composting
title_sort biological degradation of empty fruit bunch with biosurfactants and palm oil mill effluent sludge by composting
publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.usm.my/57434/1/Biological%20Degradation%20Of%20Empty%20Fruit%20Bunch%20With%20Biosurfactants%20And%20Palm%20Oil%20Mill%20Effluent%20Sludge%20By%20Composting.pdf
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