Turning waste to wealth-biodegradable plastics polyhydroxyalkanoates from palm oil mill effluent – a Malaysian perspective

• Main Authors: Mumtaz, Tabassum, Yahaya, Noor Amalina, Abd. Aziz, Suraini, Abdul Rahman, Nor'aini, Phang, Lai Yee, Shirai, Yoshihito, Hassan, Mohd Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40281/1/Turning%20waste%20to%20wealth-biodegradable%20plastics%20polyhydroxyalkanoates%20from%20palm%20oil%20mill%20effluent%20%E2%80%93%20a%20Malaysian%20perspective.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40281/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652610002039

Palm oil industries have been contributing significantly towards the country’s economy and increase standard of living among Malaysians. However, it has also been identified as the major contributor for discharging the largest pollution load throughout the country. Owing to high biochemical oxygen d...