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
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Bioremediation Palm oil industry Microalgae
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75505/1/FS%202016%2029%20-%20IR.pdf
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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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topic	Bioremediation Palm oil industry Microalgae
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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
author_facet	Alwan, Inas Jasim
author_sort	Alwan, Inas Jasim
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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Bioremediation of raw palm oil mill effluent using mix microalgae in Malaysia

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