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Evaluation of sludge from coagulation of palm oil mill effluent with chitosan based coagulant
Mohd Yuhyi Mohd Tadza1, Nur Ain Farhana Ghani2, Hazwani Hawa3, Mohammad Sobani4.
Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) have been declared as one of the major source of
environmental pollution due to indiscriminate discharge into watercourses. POME
contained appreciable amount of nutrients that is beneficial to plants. However, direct
usage of POME would results in toxification of plants and crops. Extraction of these nutrients
would be beneficial for agricultural purposes. In this study, the sludge obtained from
coagulation and flocculation of POME using chitosan based coagulant was evaluated. In
addition, the fertility of the sludge was also evaluated by a set of pot trial tests using
Scindapsus Aureus. Comparison was made using commercially available fertilizer. It was
found out that macronutrients such as Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) initially contained
within POME were removed, however the removal of Potassium (K) was found to be less
effective. Interestingly, pot trial test results indicated that Scindapsus Aureus grows better
using chitosan based sludge as compared to commercially available fertilizer.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
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