Abstract The progress of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) treatment in meeting with the
regulation and standard stipulated by the Environmental Authority always been a major …

Malaysia is blessed with abundant natural resources and bears a favorable climate for
commercial cultivation of crops such as oil palm. In Malaysia the total plantation area of oil …

Sustainable and cost effective ways to produce renewable energy from biomass have
generated considerable interest. Palm oil industries generates huge amount of waste. From …

This pilot-scale study deals with highly polluting agro-industry's wastewater, palm oil mill
effluent (POME). Ceramic ultrafiltration membrane was applied to treat this effluent. UF …

Environmental monitoring is important to determine the extent of eco-system pollution and
degradation so that effective remedial strategies can be formulated. In this study, an …

The discharge of palm oil mill effluent (POME) causes serious pollution problems and the
membrane based POME treatment is suggested as a solution. Three different designs …

The extraction of crude palm oil (CPO) begins with the sterilization of oil palm fresh fruit
bunch (FFB) in a pressurized, saturated-steam chamber. Sterilization loosens the palm fruits …

This chapter reviews primarily aspects of Palm Oil (PO) production, processing, and current
applications of PO in different industries. The importance of PO is based on its wide potential …

The discharge of palm oil mill effluent (POME) on arable land causes large amounts of
environmental distress due to its high concentration of phenolic compounds, chemical …

This paper presents the effect of different sizes of palm kernel shell (PKS) activated carbon
as the carrier material in a micro-bioreactor system to treat the palm oil mill effluent (POME) …