Start-up operation of semi-commercial closed anaerobic digester for palm oil mill effluent treatment

• Main Authors: Yacob, Shahrakbah, Shirai, Yoshihito, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Wakisaka, Minato, Subash, Sunderaj
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7273/1/Start-up%20operation%20of%20semi-commercial%20closed%20anaerobic%20digester%20for%20palm%20oil%20mill%20effluent%20treatment.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7273/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2005.10.021

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) generated through oil extraction processes has a great impact to the industry. Owing to its chemical properties and volume of discharge, a large wastewater treatment is required to reduce the polluting strength of POME before safe discharge. Thus the selection and perfo...