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Land application of biomass residue generated from palm oil processing: its potential benefits and threats

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  • Asha Embrandiri

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

  • Rajeev P. Singh

    (Banaras Hindu University)

  • Hakimi M. Ibrahim

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

  • Azhani A. Ramli

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

Abstract

Man’s increased demand for food and better living conditions has led to over exploitation of resources and the consequent generation of enormous amounts of liquid and solid waste materials. This is one of the global challenges for mankind. In Malaysia, palm oil mill waste (POMW) contributes the highest proportion of industrial solid wastes produced yearly. Wastes from the mills include palm oil mill effluent, decanter cake, empty fruit bunches, seed shells and the fibre from the mesocarp. Direct application of POMW into agricultural soil has resulted in a number of problems such as water pollution, leaching. However, with application rates specific for targeted plant species, land application can be employed as a permanent solution to the problem of waste from palm oil mills. This review examines the characteristics of each of the palm oil wastes and their potential for use as a future fertilizer supplement.

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  • Asha Embrandiri & Rajeev P. Singh & Hakimi M. Ibrahim & Azhani A. Ramli, 2012. "Land application of biomass residue generated from palm oil processing: its potential benefits and threats," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 111-117, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:32:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1007_s10669-011-9367-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10669-011-9367-0
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    1. Phuang, Zhen Xin & Woon, Kok Sin & Wong, Khai Jian & Liew, Peng Yen & Hanafiah, Marlia Mohd, 2021. "Unlocking the environmental hotspots of palm biodiesel upstream production in Malaysia via life cycle assessment," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 232(C).
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    3. Elijah I. Ohimain & Sylvester C. Izah, 2015. "Energy Self-Sufficiency of Semi-Mechanized Oil Palm Processing: A Case Study of Bayelsa Palm Mill, Elebele, Nigeria," Energy Economics Letters, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(3), pages 35-45, September.
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    6. Pooja Singh & Othman Sulaiman & Rokiah Hashim & Leh Peng & Rajeev Singh, 2013. "Using biomass residues from oil palm industry as a raw material for pulp and paper industry: potential benefits and threat to the environment," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 15(2), pages 367-383, April.
    7. Ohimain, Elijah I. & Izah, Sylvester C., 2014. "Energy self-sufficiency of smallholder oil palm processing in Nigeria," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 426-431.
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