Nutrients and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removals by microalgae - bacteria co-culture system in palm oil mill effluent (POME)

• Main Authors: Samsudin, Amirah, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nazri, Abdul Halim, Amanatuzzakiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Journal Publication Unit 2019
• Subjects: TA164 Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79819/1/79819%20Nutrients%20and%20chemical%20oxygen%20demand.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79819/2/79819%20Nutrients%20and%20chemical%20oxygen%20demand%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79819/3/79819%20Nutrients%20and%20chemical%20oxygen%20demand%20WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79819/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/article/view/1109/719

In Malaysia, large amounts of waste known as palm oil mill effluent (POME) are generated during the production process of crude palm oil. Conventionally, POME is treated using biological treatment that involves two processes; aerobic and anaerobic. These processes however, require long hydraulic ret...