Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters

A batch study was carried out to optimize the parameters such as particle sizes (1, 2, 3, 5 mm), pH (4 to 7), mix ratio (1:1 to 1:3) of substrates (empty fruit bunch, EFB and palm oil mill effluent, POME) and supplementary nutrient (non food cassava starch) for an effective composting process. Total...

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Main Authors:	Mohammad, Noor, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TP248.13 Biotechnology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/14388/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/14388/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/14388/1/ICChE_11-_BUET-full-paper.pdf

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spelling	iium-143882012-01-09T07:11:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/14388/ Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters Mohammad, Noor Alam, Md. Zahangir Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed TP248.13 Biotechnology A batch study was carried out to optimize the parameters such as particle sizes (1, 2, 3, 5 mm), pH (4 to 7), mix ratio (1:1 to 1:3) of substrates (empty fruit bunch, EFB and palm oil mill effluent, POME) and supplementary nutrient (non food cassava starch) for an effective composting process. Total period of composting was considered to 35-40 days which is one of major focus of this study as composing process took longer time (>60 days) to make mature compost. In optimization, particle size of EFB with POME were found 2 mm that are the most suitable to grow microbes and degrade faster among other sizes. Substrate ratio 1:3 (EFB and POME) and pH 5.0 were found to be favorable for mature compost through faster degradation and microbial growth. Moreover, non-food cassava (NFC) used as supplementary nutrients for initial microbial growth (0 to 2%, w/w) was evaluated and found no significant variations in the findings. 2011-12-29 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/14388/1/ICChE_11-_BUET-full-paper.pdf Mohammad, Noor and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed (2011) Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters. In: International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICChE 2011), 29-30 December 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Unpublished) http://www.buet.ac.bd/che/ICCHE/index.html
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description	A batch study was carried out to optimize the parameters such as particle sizes (1, 2, 3, 5 mm), pH (4 to 7), mix ratio (1:1 to 1:3) of substrates (empty fruit bunch, EFB and palm oil mill effluent, POME) and supplementary nutrient (non food cassava starch) for an effective composting process. Total period of composting was considered to 35-40 days which is one of major focus of this study as composing process took longer time (>60 days) to make mature compost. In optimization, particle size of EFB with POME were found 2 mm that are the most suitable to grow microbes and degrade faster among other sizes. Substrate ratio 1:3 (EFB and POME) and pH 5.0 were found to be favorable for mature compost through faster degradation and microbial growth. Moreover, non-food cassava (NFC) used as supplementary nutrients for initial microbial growth (0 to 2%, w/w) was evaluated and found no significant variations in the findings.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohammad, Noor Alam, Md. Zahangir Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
author_facet	Mohammad, Noor Alam, Md. Zahangir Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
author_sort	Mohammad, Noor
title	Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters
title_short	Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters
title_full	Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters
title_fullStr	Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters
title_full_unstemmed	Development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters
title_sort	development of an effective composting process for oil palm industrial waste: optimization of process parameters
publishDate	2011
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