The effect of higher sludge recycling rate on anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent in a semi-commercial closed digester for renewable energy

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Alawi, Busu, Zainuri, Tabatabaei, Meisam, Yacob, Shahrakbah, Abd. Aziz, Suraini, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Shirai, Yoshihito
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17086/1/ajbbsp.2009.1.6.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17086/; http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.1.6

Problem statement: A 500 m3 semi-commercial closed anaerobic digester was constructed for Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) treatment and methane gas capture for renewable energy. During the start-up operation period, the Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA) accumulation could not be controlled and caused instabi...