Optimization of decolorization of palm oil mill effluent (POME) by growing cultures of aspergillus fumigatus using response surface methodology
The conventional treatment process of palm oil mill effluent (POME) produces a highly colored effluent. Colored compounds in POME cause reduction in photosynthetic activities, produce carcinogenic by-products in drinking water, chelate with metal ions, and are toxic to aquatic biota. Thus, failure o...
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Springer
2012
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