Palm Oil Mill Effluent Discharge Standards Malaysia
Zero discharge of palm oil waste genting jambongan oil mill sabah malaysia malaysia 1 st zero discharge oil mill inclusion of a compost plant that utilises all of its waste and by products shredded efb decanter slurry and effluent from the mill and convert them into biofertiliser.
Palm oil mill effluent discharge standards malaysia. Based on the data from the malaysian palm oil board in 2012 malaysia produced 99 85 million tons of fresh fruit bunch ffb per year. As the ponding system used to treat palm oil mill effluent pome frequently fails to satisfy the discharge standard in malaysia the present study aimed to resolve this problem using an optimized electrocoagulation process. Palm oil mill effluent pome is a wastewater generated from palm oil milling activities which requires effective treatment before discharge into watercourses due to its highly polluting properties. In future these land area may be worth more than the business.
The characterization of wastewater is the essential step in the design of any wastewater treatment plant wwtp in the industry as conducting pilot scale tests to obtain design and operating. Aeration pond as commonly found in malaysian palm oil mills effluent treatment scheme. 38 2 2 performance of the various high rate reactors treating pome. Palm oil mill effluent is a highly polluting material and much research has been dedicated to means of alleviating its threat to the environment.
7 1 3 energy resource potential in malaysia asean 2003. In recent decades malaysia has been known as one of the world s leading producers and exporters of palm oil products. Vast land is required to accommodate all the ponds. Every year the number of palm oil mills increases rapidly thus increasing the capacity of fresh fruit bunch waste or effluent discharge.
Thus a central composite design ccd. However these waste are biodegradable and that the mill itself is self sufficing its electrical energy.