Insights into microbial community structure and diversity in oil palm waste compost

• Main Authors: Abd. Khalid, Nurshafika, Rajandas, Heera, Parimannan, Sivachandran, Croft, Laurence J., Loke, Stella, Chong, Chun Shiong, Bruce, Neil C., Yahya, Adibah
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Nature 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87881/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13205-019-1892-4

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) are the major wastes generated by the oil palm industry in Malaysia. The practice of EFB and POME digester sludge co-composting has shown positive results, both in mitigating otherwise environmentally damaging waste streams and producing a us...