Integrating two-stage up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket with a single-stage aerobic packed-bed reactorfor raw palm oil mill effluent treatment

• Main Authors: Yong, Ee Ling, Abdul Halim, Khairunnisa
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/82284/; http://dx.doi.org/10.26480/mjsa.01.2018.15.18

Annually, enormous amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME) ranging between 56.58 to 70.55 million m3 are producedduring the production of palm oil. Its acidic and high organic loading characteristics can cause severe water pollution if discharged without proper treatment. In Malaysia, most oil palm...