Journal of Applied Sciences1812-56541812-5662Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jas.2014.1334.1338TakriffM.S. JaafarN.L. AbdullahS.R.S. 1220141412The palm oil industry is a vital economic backbone of Malaysia
since it is one of the worlds largest producer and exporter of palm oil
despite creating enormous environmental problems, one being the huge generation
of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) during the oil extraction process. This highly
polluting wastewater contains high concentrations of Biological Oxygen Demand
(BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). Due to the high organic content of POME,
biological treatment method seems to be a preferable solution. Therefore, a
series of treatment comprising of fermentation, algae, biofilm and membrane
system is proposed as one of the possible option to treat POME. This paper also
reviews few configurations and modes of operation of several biofilm treatment
systems as well as focusing on the application of a Fluidized Bed Biofilm Reactor
(FBBR) in treating POME further down the proposed treatment chain.]]>Borja, R. and C.J. Banks,199461103109Chae, M.S. and H. Schraft,2000Listeria monocytogenes strains.]]>62103111DEM,20112011Escudie, R., R. Cresson, J.P. Delgenes and N. Bernet,201145110Hall, E.R.,19875257269Sutherland, I.W.,20019222227Lazarova, V. and J. Manem,19952922272245Li, M.Y., J. Zhang, P. Lu, J.L. Xu and S.P. Li,200919554561MPOC,20112011Morikawa, M.,2006Bacillus subtilis and related species.]]>10118Mosquera-Corral, A., A. Montras, J.J. Heijnen and M.C.M. Van Loosdrecht,200337485492Nicolella, C., M.C.M. Van Loosdrecht and J.J. Heijnen,200080133Saravanan, V. and T.R. Sreekrishnan,200681118Simoes, M., L.C. Simoes and M.J. Vieira,201043573583Van Houdt, R. and C.W. Michiels,2005Escherichia coli biofilm formation.]]>156626633Wood, T.K., S.H. Hong and Q. Ma,2011298794Wu, T.Y., A.W. Mohammad, J.M. Jahim and N. Anuar,20109114671490