Effective composting of oil palm industrial waste by filamentous fungi: a review

Mohammad, Noor and Alam, Md Zahangir and Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Ahsan, Amimul (2012) Effective composting of oil palm industrial waste by filamentous fungi: a review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 58 (1). pp. 69-78. ISSN 09213449

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Abstract

Palm oil production is a major agricultural industry in Malaysia, in which palm oil mill effluent (POME) and oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) are considered as major waste products from the palm oil industry. These waste products create an environmental hazard and entail high disposal costs every year. Composting is a biologically based process which is practiced to stabilize the organic matter for soil amendment (producing compost) and to protect the environment from the detrimental effects of these waste products. This study reviews the composting process of EFB and POME as a single substrate and/or their mixture by using potential filamentous fungi that are especially lignocellulolytic and antibiotic (in a matured stage) in nature within several effective parameters, for example, C/N ratio, moisture content, pH, temperature, etc. Several studies record the mature composting process as being 60 days. In most cases, temperature and moisture content was maintained up to 70 ◦C and 60–75%, respectively. In addition, this study reviews EFB and POME with their constituents for an efficient composting process.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4157/14369
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Composting Agro-industrial wastes Empty fruit bunches Palm oil mill effluent Filamentous fungi Review
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam
Date Deposited:	21 May 2012 14:36
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2017 09:49
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/14369

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