By-products of palm oil mill effluent treatment plant - A step towards sustainability

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 788-803

  Gobi, K ^a   Vadivelu, V M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; Palm oil mill effluent (POME); Sustainability Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

Indexed keywords

BIO-HYDROGEN; BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENTS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; RECEIVING WATER BODIES; RETURN OF INVESTMENTS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

BYPRODUCTS; ECONOMICS; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; PALM OIL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84883786908     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.049     Document Type: Review

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