Screening of thermotolerant microorganisms and application for oil separation from palm oil mill wastewater

The characteristics of palm oil mill wastewater (POMW) were brown color, pH 3.8-4.3, temperature 48-55oC, total solids 68.2-82.1 g/l, suspended solids 26.2-65.6 g/l, oil and grease 19.1-25.1 g/l, COD 49.9-160.7g/l and BOD 32.5-75.3 g/l. After centrifugation (3,184 xg) of 50 ml POMW for 10 min, the P...

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Main Authors: Aran H-Kittikun, Treetippa Laohaprapanon, Poonsuk Prasertsan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2007-05-01
Series:Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
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Online Access:http://www.sjst.psu.ac.th/journal/29-3_online/0125-3395-29-3-0801-0808.pdf