A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics

A process is described for converting organic materials from liquid oil mill affluent into a bioplastic suitable for use as a biodegradable plastic. In a preferred embodiment the process involves anaerobic treatment of palm oil moll effluent (POME) with digested sludge at pH of about to produce orga...

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Main Author: Hassan, Mohd Ali
Format: Patent
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18247/
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description A process is described for converting organic materials from liquid oil mill affluent into a bioplastic suitable for use as a biodegradable plastic. In a preferred embodiment the process involves anaerobic treatment of palm oil moll effluent (POME) with digested sludge at pH of about to produce organic acid, particularly acetic and propionic, the solid of POME is removed by sodium hydroxide precipitation at pH of about 12. The clarified fraction of POME is then inoculated with photosynthesis bacterium of Rhodobacter species which accumulates the bioplastic by the cells utilising the organic acids produced and certrifugation by drying and solvent extraction for the recovery of the bioplastic.
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spelling upm-182472013-06-05T05:02:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18247/ A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics Hassan, Mohd Ali A process is described for converting organic materials from liquid oil mill affluent into a bioplastic suitable for use as a biodegradable plastic. In a preferred embodiment the process involves anaerobic treatment of palm oil moll effluent (POME) with digested sludge at pH of about to produce organic acid, particularly acetic and propionic, the solid of POME is removed by sodium hydroxide precipitation at pH of about 12. The clarified fraction of POME is then inoculated with photosynthesis bacterium of Rhodobacter species which accumulates the bioplastic by the cells utilising the organic acids produced and certrifugation by drying and solvent extraction for the recovery of the bioplastic. 2006-05-31 Patent NonPeerReviewed Mohd Ali Hassan (2006) A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics. UNSPECIFIED.
spellingShingle Hassan, Mohd Ali
A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
title A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
title_full A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
title_fullStr A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
title_full_unstemmed A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
title_short A process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
title_sort process for treatment of palm oil mill effluent and for conversion of the palm oil mill effluent into biodegradable plastics
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18247/