A review on composting of oil palm biomass

Vakili, Mohammadtaghi; Rafatullah, Mohd; Ibrahim, Mahamad Hakimi; Salamatinia, Babak; Gholami, Zahra; Zwain, Haider M.

doi:10.1007/s10668-014-9581-2

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“…Palm oil production is an industry generating large amounts of organic waste, which may lead to significant environmental concerns (Ahmad et al, 2011;Mohammad Vakili et al, 2015). In Malaysia, in 2013, it was estimated that 63.18 million t of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and 7.26 million t of empty fruit bunches (EFB) were generated (Bukhari et al, 2014).…”

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Agroecological practices in oil palm plantations: examples from the field

Bessou

Verwilghen

Beaudoin‐Ollivier

et al. 2017

OCL

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-Palm oil is nowadays the first vegetable oil consumed worldwide. Given the world population growth and the increasing demand in fat for food and fuel, the increase in oil palm production is expected to continue. It is thus important to find ways of reducing the ecological impact of oil palm plantations at both the agroecosystem and the mill supply area levels, by improving agricultural practices and land uses. This is where agroecology can play a very critical role. The present article gathers short stories on agroecological practices currently taking place in oil palm plantations in South-East Asia. Such stories notably highlight the importance of the various palm co-products and how appropriate recycling strategies can allow for reducing external inputs to both the field and the mill. Besides limiting environmental impacts thanks to such savings, several coproducts used as organic amendments can even help to maintain or enhance soil quality. Other stories explored agroecological practices developed for biological controls. Although integrated pest management has been applied in palm plantations for a long time, the underlying mechanisms are still not fully deciphered and practices still need to be improved. More knowledge is needed in order to better account for the holistic role of biodiversity and arbitrate trade-offs between practices and ecosystem services, at both plantation and landscape levels.Keywords: palm oil / agroecology / biological control / recycling / composting / soil quality Résumé -Pratiques agroécologiques en plantations de palmier à huile : exemples de terrain. L'huile de palme est aujourd'hui la première huile végétale consommée au monde. Étant donné la croissance démographique mondiale et la demande accrue en corps gras pour l'alimentation et les biocarburants, l'augmentation de la production d'huile de palme devrait perdurer. Il est ainsi primordial de trouver des moyens de production permettant de réduire l'impact écologique des plantations de palmier à huile, à la fois à l'échelle de l'agroécosystème et celle du bassin d'approvisionnement de l'huilerie, en améliorant les pratiques et la gestion des usages des sols. Les principes de l'agroécologie peuvent aider à développer des solutions à ces diverses échelles. Cet article rassemble diverses histoires courtes illustrant des pratiques agroécologiques mises en place dans des plantations de palmier à huile en Asie du Sud-Est. Ces illustrations mettent en évidence l'importance des nombreux co-produits issus du palmier et leur rôle clé dans les stratégies de recyclage pour réduire le recours aux intrants externes pour la plantation comme pour l'huilerie. Au-delà de la réduction des impacts environnementaux du fait de ces économies d'intrants, certains co-produits restitués en plantation peuvent également permettre de maintenir, voire d'améliorer, la qualité des sols. D'autres histoires courtes parcourent quelques autres pratiques agroécologiques dans le domaine de la lutte intégrée. Bien que de nombreuses pratiques de contrôle bi...

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Section: Composting Oil Palm Mill Co-productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agroecological practices in oil palm plantations: examples from the field

Bessou

Verwilghen

Beaudoin‐Ollivier

et al. 2017

OCL

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“…Intensive agricultural practices such as the use of chemical fertilizers, frequent soil tillage, narrow crop rotations improve the production in short time; however, in the long run resulted in decreases in the organic carbon in soil, soil aggregation strength, biodiversity loss, soil erosion, which diminish the productivity of field crops, besides pollution of ground water and air (Vakili et al, 2015;Viaene et al, 2015;Yadav et al, 2013). …”

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“…Solid urban waste, food factory waste and other industrial by-products, sewage sludge, agricultural residues and domestic waste contain sufficient amount of organic materials for composting. Composting is considered the most appropriate option for addressing the constraints associated with organic solid waste materials for agricultural use, it is considered as one of the most favorable, cheap, and simple methods used to treat and stabilize these kinds of waste (Vakili et al, 2015).…”

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“…The use of compost reduces the risks of environmental contamination as compared to the direct use of sewage sludge or food waste, because composting helps to reduce the levels of heavy metals, diminish the risk of nitrate leaching, and promote the eradication of pathogens. The humic substances formed during the composting process stimulate the building of soil fertility, and there is an actual increase in organic matter content in the soil (Ahmad et al, 2007;Moretti et al, 2015;Viaene et al, 2015;Hargreaves et al, 2008;Vakili et al, 2015).…”

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A bioeconomic Approach for the Production of Biofertilizers and their influence on Faba Bean (Vicia faba L) Productivity

Zendejas¹,

Oba²,

Oba³

et al. 2015

JNS

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Nowadays humanity faces severe environmental problems, due to the large amounts produced of organic waste from industry, agriculture and household, besides the sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants; and, the loss of soil fertility due, in part, to the extended use of chemical fertilizers. However, bioeconomy takes advantage of biological resources or bioprocesses for the production of value added products; in this sense, we evaluate two fertilizers, an inoculum of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF), and a compost prepared with sludge from two wastewater treatment plants, agriculture residues and chile waste. They were tested sole and as a mixture, over the growth of faba bean. Application of AMF with or without compost, increased the plant height, fresh and dry biomass of foliage and fresh root biomass, compared to the use of compost or soil. In the presence of AMF the fresh biomass was increased by 39% and with compost 26% compared with control. The application of biofertilizers, such as compost and AMF are a viable alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers, so it is necessary to promote their use.

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“…Use of chitosan as an *Corresponding author: M. Vakili; E-mail: farshid3601@gmail.com Tel:+604-653-2111, Fax: +006 04 653 6375 ideal absorbent for dye removal has received much attention by researchers because of its relatively low cost and extraordinary absorption capability for dye removal [4,5]. Chitosan is a heterogeneous, linear, cationic and polysaccharide biopolymer with a high molecular weight [6].…”

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Preparation of Chitosan Beads for the Adsorption of Reactive Blue 4 from Aqueous Solutions

Vakili

Rafatullah

Ibrahim

et al. 2016

IJEE

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In the present study, chitosan beads were prepared at different preparation conditions and then applied for adsorption of Reactive Blue 4 (RB4) in a batch adsorption process. Effect of beading parameters such as chitosan concentration, acetic acid concentration and temperature in the removal of RB4 from aqueous solution was investigated. It is found that increasing the concentration of chitosan, acetic acid, and temperature decreased dye removal. The chitosan beads prepared with 2% chitosan and 1% acetic acid concentration at room temperature (30 ± 2 °C) were more suitable for RB4 removal. The beading parameters were found to be effective on the adsorption properties of the prepared adsorbents. Thus, the preparation of chitosan beads at appropriate conditions is a suitable method to improve the anionic dyes adsorption from aqueous solutions.

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A review on composting of oil palm biomass

Cited by 42 publications

References 102 publications

Agroecological practices in oil palm plantations: examples from the field

Agroecological practices in oil palm plantations: examples from the field

A bioeconomic Approach for the Production of Biofertilizers and their influence on Faba Bean (Vicia faba L) Productivity

Preparation of Chitosan Beads for the Adsorption of Reactive Blue 4 from Aqueous Solutions

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