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Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi

A study was conducted on oil palm residues including empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) as a substrate for compost production using fungi. Fungal strains of Trichoderma virens, Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger were used as an activator for the biodegradation process....

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Roshanida, Amira, R. Dayana, Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah, Rosli, Md. Illias
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49521/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2013.5194
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spelling my.utm.495212018-11-30T06:55:24Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49521/ Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi Abdul Rahman, Roshanida Amira, R. Dayana Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah Rosli, Md. Illias TP Chemical technology A study was conducted on oil palm residues including empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) as a substrate for compost production using fungi. Fungal strains of Trichoderma virens, Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger were used as an activator for the biodegradation process. Lignocellulosic content, enzyme production and macronutrient content of the substrate for each of the fungus biodegradation were analysed. Application of fungi into compost resulted in higher xylanase and cellulase activity hence leads to rapid degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose. Substrate with Trichoderma virens has the highest xylanase activity with is 4.43 _mol/(min · g) compared to control which has 3.48 _mol/(min · g). For cellulase activity, substrate with Aspergillus niger has the highest number of activity with 14.41 FPU/g. The degradation of the substrate indicates the lignocellulolytic capacity of Trichoderma reesei, Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma virens with more than 32% decrease in hemicellulose and more than 52% decrease in cellulose. The N, P, K content of all inoculated composts increased significantly after maturation. The result shows that fungi play a vital role in degrading cellulose and hemicellulose hence shortening the composting period. American Scientific Publishers 2013 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Rahman, Roshanida and Amira, R. Dayana and Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah and Rosli, Md. Illias (2013) Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi. Advanced Science Letters, 19 (12). pp. 3529-3533. ISSN 1936-6612 http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2013.5194 DOI: 10.1166/asl.2013.5194
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topic TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Abdul Rahman, Roshanida
Amira, R. Dayana
Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah
Rosli, Md. Illias
Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
description A study was conducted on oil palm residues including empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) as a substrate for compost production using fungi. Fungal strains of Trichoderma virens, Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger were used as an activator for the biodegradation process. Lignocellulosic content, enzyme production and macronutrient content of the substrate for each of the fungus biodegradation were analysed. Application of fungi into compost resulted in higher xylanase and cellulase activity hence leads to rapid degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose. Substrate with Trichoderma virens has the highest xylanase activity with is 4.43 _mol/(min · g) compared to control which has 3.48 _mol/(min · g). For cellulase activity, substrate with Aspergillus niger has the highest number of activity with 14.41 FPU/g. The degradation of the substrate indicates the lignocellulolytic capacity of Trichoderma reesei, Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma virens with more than 32% decrease in hemicellulose and more than 52% decrease in cellulose. The N, P, K content of all inoculated composts increased significantly after maturation. The result shows that fungi play a vital role in degrading cellulose and hemicellulose hence shortening the composting period.
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author Abdul Rahman, Roshanida
Amira, R. Dayana
Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah
Rosli, Md. Illias
author_facet Abdul Rahman, Roshanida
Amira, R. Dayana
Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah
Rosli, Md. Illias
author_sort Abdul Rahman, Roshanida
title Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
title_short Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
title_full Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
title_fullStr Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
title_full_unstemmed Biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
title_sort biodegradation of oil palm residues into compost using filamentous fungi
publisher American Scientific Publishers
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49521/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2013.5194
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