Applications of chitosan in environmental remediation: A review

P Pal, A Pal, K Nakashima, BK Yadav - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental biotechnology is the use of biotechnology to develop and regulate biological
systems for the remediation of environmental contamination. Nature has gifted ample …

Oil and grease removal from wastewaters: sorption treatment as an alternative to state-of-the-art technologies. A critical review

AMA Pintor, VJP Vilar, CMS Botelho… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oil and grease (O&G) is a class of pollutants with very low affinity to water. Their removal
from wastewaters is often challenging and involves the combination of different treatment …

Treatment technologies of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and olive mill wastewater (OMW): A brief review

ZS Lee, SY Chin, JW Lim, T Witoon… - … technology & innovation, 2019 - Elsevier
Attributable to the enormous population growth, tonnes of effluents are unavoidably
generated throughout the agricultural activities. The inadequate effluents disposal induces …

Palm oil industry in South East Asia and the effluent treatment technology—A review

MJ Iskandar, A Baharum, FH Anuar… - … technology & innovation, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The progress of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) treatment in meeting with the
regulation and standard stipulated by the Environmental Authority always been a major …

Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Biomass in Malaysia: The Present and Future Prospects

E Onoja, S Chandren, FI Abdul Razak… - Waste and Biomass …, 2019 - Springer
Oil palm industry is the largest contributor of biomass in Malaysia. Oil palm biomass are
constantly generated in large quantities annually with a small fraction being converted into …

Palm oil-based biofuels and sustainability in southeast Asia: A review of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

I Mukherjee, BK Sovacool - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
By extensively reviewing the current state of knowledge, this paper explores the
sustainability implications of palm oil biodiesel in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Indonesia …

A review of biogas production from palm oil mill effluents using different configurations of bioreactors

EI Ohimain, SC Izah - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is generated from the sterilization, condensation and
hydrocycloning of palm oil in mills. If the effluent is discharged into the aquatic and terrestrial …

The world availability of non-wood lignocellulosic biomass for the production of cellulosic ethanol and potential pretreatments for the enhancement of enzymatic …

YY Tye, KT Lee, WNW Abdullah, CP Leh - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
Non-wood lignocellulosic biomass is abundantly available, low cost, easy to process and
consists of a short growth and harvest period; therefore, it is introduced as a potential …

Conventional methods and emerging wastewater polishing technologies for palm oil mill effluent treatment: A review

WL Liew, MA Kassim, K Muda, SK Loh… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The Malaysian palm oil industry is a major revenue earner and the country is ranked as one
of the largest producers in the world. However, growth of the industry is synonymous with a …

Vermicomposting of paper industry sludge with cowdung and green manure plants using Eisenia fetida: A viable option for cleaner and enriched vermicompost …

N Karmegam, P Vijayan, M Prakash… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vermicomposting of paper mill sludge (PMS) with cowdung (CD) and green manure plants,
Tephrosia purpurea (TEP) and Gliricidia sepium (GLS) in different combinations (21 days …