Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia

Palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the key players in the contribution to the economy of the country. Nonetheless, it also produces a massive amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). It has been known that microalgae, the unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms possess the ability to reduce t...

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Main Author: Alwan, Inas Jasim
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling my-upm-ir.755052019-10-21T03:06:19Z Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia 2016-05 Alwan, Inas Jasim Palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the key players in the contribution to the economy of the country. Nonetheless, it also produces a massive amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). It has been known that microalgae, the unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms possess the ability to reduce the number of pollutants of organic waste. Therefore, this study aims to grow mixed microalgae cultured in different concentrations of raw POME (0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2) % v/v as a biological treatment. This study is conducted on open pond cultivation system (glass tanks) in outdoor conditions. First, it is necessary to allow the mixed microalgae make an adaptation in the raw POME before the start of the actual experiment. The results showed positive effects on the biomass growth of mixed microalgae cultured in the concentration of 1% v/v raw POME. The concentration 1% v/v recorded productivity 0.09 ± 0.02 g/L. day, which significantly higher p < 0.05 compared with the controls and other concentrations. The findings showed that the mixed microalgae could reduce BOD, TN and TP to 78.79, 2.176, and 1.591 respectively. Finally, as many as 10 species of mixed microalgae have been identified from all the experiments, namely Dictyosphaerium sp., Scendesmus sp., Oocystis sp., Monoraphidium sp., Nostoc sp., Cosmarium sp., Aulacoseira sp., Crucigenia sp., Cyclotella sp., and Asterococcus sp.. Since, it is proven that the mixed microalgae able to grow in raw POME, it can be concluded that raw POME is a suitable medium for the cultivation of mixed microalgae without adverse effects. Bioremediation Palm oil industry Microalgae 2016-05 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/1/FS%202016%2029%20-%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Bioremediation Palm oil industry Microalgae
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language English
topic Bioremediation
Palm oil industry
Microalgae
spellingShingle Bioremediation
Palm oil industry
Microalgae
Alwan, Inas Jasim
Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
description Palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the key players in the contribution to the economy of the country. Nonetheless, it also produces a massive amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). It has been known that microalgae, the unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms possess the ability to reduce the number of pollutants of organic waste. Therefore, this study aims to grow mixed microalgae cultured in different concentrations of raw POME (0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2) % v/v as a biological treatment. This study is conducted on open pond cultivation system (glass tanks) in outdoor conditions. First, it is necessary to allow the mixed microalgae make an adaptation in the raw POME before the start of the actual experiment. The results showed positive effects on the biomass growth of mixed microalgae cultured in the concentration of 1% v/v raw POME. The concentration 1% v/v recorded productivity 0.09 ± 0.02 g/L. day, which significantly higher p < 0.05 compared with the controls and other concentrations. The findings showed that the mixed microalgae could reduce BOD, TN and TP to 78.79, 2.176, and 1.591 respectively. Finally, as many as 10 species of mixed microalgae have been identified from all the experiments, namely Dictyosphaerium sp., Scendesmus sp., Oocystis sp., Monoraphidium sp., Nostoc sp., Cosmarium sp., Aulacoseira sp., Crucigenia sp., Cyclotella sp., and Asterococcus sp.. Since, it is proven that the mixed microalgae able to grow in raw POME, it can be concluded that raw POME is a suitable medium for the cultivation of mixed microalgae without adverse effects.
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author Alwan, Inas Jasim
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title Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_short Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_full Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_fullStr Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia
title_sort bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in malaysia
granting_institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/1/FS%202016%2029%20-%20IR.pdf
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