The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer

Palm oil mill contributed a significant benefit to agro-based industry and social-economic for Malaysia. Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is considered as a polluted wastewater and the treated POME sludge was produced from the open treatment ponds. The objective of this study was to determine the physi...

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Main Authors: Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar, Zakaria, Abdul Jamil, Md Isa, Isharudin, Jol, Hamdan, Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd. Nazri, Salleh, Mohd. Kamarul Syahid
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia 2015
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author Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar
Zakaria, Abdul Jamil
Md Isa, Isharudin
Jol, Hamdan
Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd. Nazri
Salleh, Mohd. Kamarul Syahid
author_facet Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar
Zakaria, Abdul Jamil
Md Isa, Isharudin
Jol, Hamdan
Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd. Nazri
Salleh, Mohd. Kamarul Syahid
author_sort Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar
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description Palm oil mill contributed a significant benefit to agro-based industry and social-economic for Malaysia. Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is considered as a polluted wastewater and the treated POME sludge was produced from the open treatment ponds. The objective of this study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of treated POME sludge and its potential as an organic fertilizer. It was collected from the dumping ponds in Felda Jengka 8, palm oil mill. Physicochemical characteristics, sampling and preparation of samples were analyzed according to the standard method of soil and the wastewater. The samples were collected after one and six month of age with different depths (one, two and three meters). The statistical analysis revealed that the depth was not significant on the physicochemical characteristics. The characteristics of the treated POME sludge was measures using CHNS-O, C/N ratio, solid analysis, heavy metal, macro and micronutrient, moisture content, and pH. However, the elements of oxygen, iron and pH were shown an interaction effects with time. In conclusion, the treated POME sludge has shown significant effect and the potential used as an organic fertilizer. Indeed, further studies on crops response are being conducted to prove the findings.
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spelling upm-466662018-02-22T04:53:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46666/ The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar Zakaria, Abdul Jamil Md Isa, Isharudin Jol, Hamdan Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd. Nazri Salleh, Mohd. Kamarul Syahid Palm oil mill contributed a significant benefit to agro-based industry and social-economic for Malaysia. Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is considered as a polluted wastewater and the treated POME sludge was produced from the open treatment ponds. The objective of this study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of treated POME sludge and its potential as an organic fertilizer. It was collected from the dumping ponds in Felda Jengka 8, palm oil mill. Physicochemical characteristics, sampling and preparation of samples were analyzed according to the standard method of soil and the wastewater. The samples were collected after one and six month of age with different depths (one, two and three meters). The statistical analysis revealed that the depth was not significant on the physicochemical characteristics. The characteristics of the treated POME sludge was measures using CHNS-O, C/N ratio, solid analysis, heavy metal, macro and micronutrient, moisture content, and pH. However, the elements of oxygen, iron and pH were shown an interaction effects with time. In conclusion, the treated POME sludge has shown significant effect and the potential used as an organic fertilizer. Indeed, further studies on crops response are being conducted to prove the findings. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46666/1/The%20potential%20of%20treated%20palm%20oil%20mill%20effluent%20%28POME%29%20sludge%20as%20an%20organic%20fertilizer.pdf Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar and Zakaria, Abdul Jamil and Md Isa, Isharudin and Jol, Hamdan and Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd. Nazri and Salleh, Mohd. Kamarul Syahid (2015) The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer. Agrivita: journal of agricultural science, 38 (2). pp. 142-154. ISSN 0126-0537; ESSN: 2477-8516 http://www.agrivita.ub.ac.id 10.17503/agrivita.v38i2.753
spellingShingle Khairuddin, Mohd Nizar
Zakaria, Abdul Jamil
Md Isa, Isharudin
Jol, Hamdan
Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd. Nazri
Salleh, Mohd. Kamarul Syahid
The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer
title The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer
title_full The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer
title_fullStr The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer
title_full_unstemmed The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer
title_short The potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge as an organic fertilizer
title_sort potential of treated palm oil mill effluent (pome) sludge as an organic fertilizer
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