Anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent and its utilization as fertilizer for environmental protection

Esther O Ugoji

Renewable Energy, 1997, vol. 10, issue 2, 291-294

Abstract: Biodegradation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) under anaerobic conditions to environmentally acceptable products was carried out. This method of digestion was chosen in preference to the aerobic mode, among other factors, efficiency of COD and BOD removal and relevance of the operation to the needs of local communities. Studies were carried out in three experimental set-ups:- (i) a single stage anaerobic ponding system(ii) a single stage anaerobic tank digester with a certain degree of mixing(iii) recycled spent POME sludge in a single stage anaerobic tank.

Keywords: ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; PALM OIL; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZER (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00080-8

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