Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal Vol. 24 (1) March 2024 p. 11-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21894/opiej.2024.02

RESEARCH TRENDS IN PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME) WASTEWATER TREATMENT USING BACTERIA IN MALAYSIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

NURUL ASMAK MD LAZIM1 *; ZAHARAH IBRAHIM2 * and NURAIN MOHD NAZIR3
Received: 17 November 2023   Accepted: 11 March 2024   Available Online: 26 March 2024

ABSTRACT:

The development of POME wastewater treatment using the appropriate bacteria and biological treatment will result in a certain level of management and laboratory abilities that can affect the treatment’s overall effectiveness. POME wastewater treatment requires effective microbes to adapt to shifting possibilities and demands. However, little is known about how is the treatment defined, workings, and its biological approaches with POME wastewater treatment, both on a pilot and larger scale. Not to add, an explanation of wastewater treatment from an economic standpoint as well. This study aims to review POME treatment trends and the relationship between bacteria and treatment, as well as how the biological influences treatment. A descriptive content analysis approach was used to go through 2054 reviews, conceptual, empirical, and commentary pieces that were published in journals from Scopus and Web of Science. Every pertinent piece of information was taken out of each article and examined. Excel software was used to analyse the data that was taken from the publications. Economic view also included. Results revealed that, after removing extraneous material from 2054 articles, only three publications specifically addressed bacterium species and Malaysian scholars. Parabacteroides, Bellilinea, Levilinea, Smithella, Prolixibacter, and numerous other bacteria are among those mentioned in the publications. Some improvements have been observed before and after treatment, and the presence of bacteria did have a significant influence on the chemical reaction, which is evidence of POME treatment. To sum up, the paper will contribute to the global knowledge base and recent efforts to improve the current situation (too long HRT), particularly for new research with perspective approaches (biological treatment) to the field.

About Post Author


1Department of Bioprocess & Polymer Engineering,
Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

2 Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

3 School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield,
Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom.

* Corresponding author’s e-mail: nurulasmak89@gmail.com
and zaharah@fbb.utm.my