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

Environmentalist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Embrandiri, Asha ^a   Singh, Rajeev P ^b   Ibrahim, Hakimi M ^a   Ramli, Azhani A ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composting; Decanter cake; Empty fruit bunch; Land application; Palm kernel cake

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; EFFLUENT; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPLOITATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; VEGETABLE OIL; WASTE; WATER POLLUTION;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84857455755     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-011-9367-0     Document Type: Review

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