Management of biomass residues generated from palm oil mill: Vermicomposting a sustainable option

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 423-434

  Singh, R P ^a   Embrandiri, A ^a   Ibrahim, M H ^a   Esa, N ^b  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Decanter cake; Empty fruit bunch; Palm oil mill waste; Vermicomposting; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FRUITS; NUTRIENTS; OIL SHALE; PALM OIL; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SOLID WASTES; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRO-INDUSTRIAL WASTES; DECANTER CAKE; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTES; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENTS; PALM OIL MILLS; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; PALM OIL;

COMPOSTING; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MILLING; PLANT RESIDUE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; MALAYSIA; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; OIL INDUSTRY; ORGANIC WASTE; PH; PLANT NUTRIENT; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; VERMICOMPOST;

MALAYSIA;

ANIMALIA; ELAEIS;

EID: 79951809497     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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