Utilization of Palm Oil Mill Wastes

The increasing production of wastes from the fast-growing palm oil industry calls for the development of new waste management strategies before its negative impact prevails. To address this issue and to give added value to palm oil mill wastes, the investigation of the feasibility of using palm oil mill wastes which include the oil palm kernel meal (OPKM) and the palm oil mill effluent (POME), as raw materials for the production of natural rubber (NR) antioxidant are reported.

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Waya Phutdhawong is an Asst. Prof. in Chemistry at Silpakorn Uni. She obtained her BSc from SU, MS and PhD degrees from Uni. of Wollongong. Melissa Agustin is a graduate of Central Luzon State Uni. and Maejo Uni. with degrees in Applied Chemistry. She is a lecturer at CLSU. Weerachai P. is an Assoc. Prof. in Chemistry at Kasetsart Uni.