Development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME): A comprehensive review
As the world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia significantly benefits from its palm oil industry but also faces serious environmental challenges from palm oil mill effluent (POME)—a high-strength wastewater containing substantial organic matter, nutrients, suspended solids, and various chemical...
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| description | As the world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia significantly benefits from its palm oil industry but also faces serious environmental challenges from palm oil mill effluent (POME)—a high-strength wastewater containing substantial organic matter, nutrients, suspended solids, and various chemical compounds. Sustainable and effective wastewater treatment strategies are urgently needed to address this issue. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of existing POME treatment technologies, including anaerobic digestion (AD), advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), membrane filtration, adsorption, phytoremediation, and microalgae-based systems. Each method is examined in terms of treatment efficiency, operational feasibility, and potential for implementation under Indonesian conditions. While advanced processes, such as AOPs and membrane filtration, achieve high pollutant removal, they are often limited by operational costs. In contrast, biological approaches, such as AD and phytoremediation, offer both environmental benefits and economic value through the recovery of biogas, biofertilizers, and biomass. This review highlights the potential for integrating wastewater purification with resource recovery and valorization, supporting a shift toward more circular and sustainable management of POME. The insights provided are intended to guide future research, inform policy decisions, and facilitate the industrial adoption of optimized treatment systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bbdb7342ff794cb4a577155a80d548592025-08-23T04:49:53ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Resources Chemicals and Materials2772-44332025-12-014410013010.1016/j.recm.2025.100130Development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME): A comprehensive reviewAndriy Anta Kacaribu0Yuliani Aisyah1 Febriani2 Darwin3Doctoral Program of Agricultural Science, Postgraduate School, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, IndonesiaDepartment of Agricultural Product Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, IndonesiaDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia; Corresponding author.As the world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia significantly benefits from its palm oil industry but also faces serious environmental challenges from palm oil mill effluent (POME)—a high-strength wastewater containing substantial organic matter, nutrients, suspended solids, and various chemical compounds. Sustainable and effective wastewater treatment strategies are urgently needed to address this issue. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of existing POME treatment technologies, including anaerobic digestion (AD), advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), membrane filtration, adsorption, phytoremediation, and microalgae-based systems. Each method is examined in terms of treatment efficiency, operational feasibility, and potential for implementation under Indonesian conditions. While advanced processes, such as AOPs and membrane filtration, achieve high pollutant removal, they are often limited by operational costs. In contrast, biological approaches, such as AD and phytoremediation, offer both environmental benefits and economic value through the recovery of biogas, biofertilizers, and biomass. This review highlights the potential for integrating wastewater purification with resource recovery and valorization, supporting a shift toward more circular and sustainable management of POME. The insights provided are intended to guide future research, inform policy decisions, and facilitate the industrial adoption of optimized treatment systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772443325000406Palm oil mill effluent (POME)Wastewater treatmentChemical treatmentPhysical treatmentBiological treatmentSustainable technologies |
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| title | Development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME): A comprehensive review |
| title_full | Development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME): A comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME): A comprehensive review |
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| title_short | Development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME): A comprehensive review |
| title_sort | development of wastewater treatment methods for palm oil mill effluent pome a comprehensive review |
| topic | Palm oil mill effluent (POME) Wastewater treatment Chemical treatment Physical treatment Biological treatment Sustainable technologies |
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