Author:
Baharuddin Azhari Samsu,Kazunori Nakamura,Abd-Aziz Suraini,Tabatabaei Meisam,Rahman Nor’ Aini Abdul,Ali Hassan Mohd,Wakisaka Minato,Sakai Kenji,Shirai Yoshihito
Abstract
Microbial communities and cellulolytic enzymes activities were analyzed during the co-composting of empty
fruit bunch (EFB) and partially treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) in pilot scale. The physicochemical parameters
were also measured during the composting. The diversity of the bacterial community was investigated using polymerase
chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). The results indicated that the composting process of
EFB with partially treated POME was dominated by uncultured bacteria species. The dominant bacterial group changed
from the phylum proteobacteria in the thermophilic stage to the phylum chloroflexi in the maturing stage. Scanning electron
microscope (SEM) analysis exhibited the significant degradation of EFB structure during the composting process.
The maximum cellulase activity for carboxymethylcellulase (CMCase), filter paperase (FPase) and β-glucosidase were
13.6, 4.1 and 20.3 U/g of dry substrate, respectively at day 30 of composting. The results of this study significantly contributed
to a better understanding of mechanisms involved in co-composting process in pilot scale.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Biomedical Engineering,Biochemistry,Bioengineering,Biophysics,Biotechnology
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