The Palm Oil industry generates large quantity of wastes whose disposal is a challenging task. In the Palm Oil mill, fresh fruit bunches are sterilized after which the oil fruits can be removed from the branches. read more
Waste through the oil palm mill process include palm oil mill effluent, developed mostly from oil extraction, washing and cleaning up processes. The solid wastes generated are mainly decanter cake, empty fruit bunches, seed shells and fibre from the mesocarp. read more
In a typical Palm Oil mill, empty fruit bunches are abundantly available as fibrous material of purely biological origin. EFB contains neither chemical nor mineral additives, and depending on proper handling operations at the mill, it is free from foreign elements such as gravel, nails, wood residues, waste etc. read more
There are three bio-wastes in palm oil mill: empty bunches; fiber; palm kernel shell. All these three materials can be used as fuel material. The empty bunches, fiber and kernel can be recycled as fertilizer too. read more