Sustainable treatment of waste water from agro-food industry. Technical Report. The Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. (2021)
Abstract
Wastewater from the agro-food industries, especially the palm oil mills, is a hazard to the environment and should be appropriately treated and managed. The conventional Effluent Treatment Pond System is able to lower the BOD (biological oxygen demand) level of POME (palm oil mill effluent) from 25,000 to 30,000 ppm to less than 100 ppm. Biotechnology is being applied in the anaerobic digestion of the complex organic materials in the POME. Over the years, the regulations have become stricter and the waste water now need to be treated more quickly and more efficiently. Biogas, which is generated in the anaerobic digestion of POME is a greenhouse gas (GHG) and palm oil millers are required to install biogas plants to capture the biogas. Waste water treatment helps to protect public health and
environment. Biogas capture minimizes the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Renewable energy is recovered from the captured biogas by converting it into bio-Power or into bioCNG.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Technical Report) |
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| Keywords: | Anaerobic digestion, Palm oil mill effluent, Sustainable wastewater treatment, Biogas |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > College of Engineering > Chemical Engineering > Chemical Processes By Subject > College of Engineering > Chemical Engineering > Separation Technology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > College of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2022 04:28 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2022 04:28 |
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