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Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch

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Main Author: Ahmad Salahuddin, Azhar
Other Authors: Noorulnajwa Diyana Yaacob
Format: Learning Object
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2013
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Empty fruit bunches (EFB)
Oil palm
Biocomposting
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/27731
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spelling my.unimap-277312013-08-27T08:18:03Z Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch Ahmad Salahuddin, Azhar Noorulnajwa Diyana Yaacob Empty fruit bunches (EFB) Oil palm Biocomposting Access is limited to UniMAP community. Empty fruit bunches (EFB) is a by-product of palm oil mills. As the world's leading exporter of palm oil products, Malaysia generates a high number of EFB per year. Conventional treatment for EFB requires a large area and the burning of EFB releases a very high amount of carbon monoxide. To create a concept of zero waste from palm oil mills, biocomposing of EFB is better for its low cost and likely to generate income. In this study, the process conditions that affect the biocomposting process are determined and the process kinetic in biocomposting of EFB is examined. This study is examines the process kinetics by experimenting with laboratory-scale equipment under controlled biocomposting conditions to show the interdependence between biological and physical factors during the biocomposting of EFB. The effects of temperature (16, 30 and 60 ° C), humidity (40, 60 and 80 %), particle size (<5 mm, 5- 10 mm and> 10 mm) and the ratio of CN (40, 55 and 70) on the biocompost were evaluated. As a result, in order to achieve optimal process performance, process conditions must be controlled carefully. It has also been found that the degradation of organic matter during the process of biocomposting EFB follow first-order kinetic model with a kinetic rate of 0.0012 to 0.0025 day-1. 2013-08-27T08:18:03Z 2013-08-27T08:18:03Z 2012-06 Learning Object http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/27731 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Bioprocess Engineering
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Empty fruit bunches (EFB)
Oil palm
Biocomposting
spellingShingle Empty fruit bunches (EFB)
Oil palm
Biocomposting
Ahmad Salahuddin, Azhar
Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
description Access is limited to UniMAP community.
author2 Noorulnajwa Diyana Yaacob
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Ahmad Salahuddin, Azhar
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author Ahmad Salahuddin, Azhar
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title Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
title_short Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
title_full Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
title_fullStr Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
title_full_unstemmed Kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
title_sort kinetic study on biocomposting empty fruit bunch
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2013
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/27731
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