Current trends in palm oil waste management: A comparative review of Cameroon and Malaysia.

Egbe Terence Awoh, Joseph Kiplagat, Stephen K Kimutai, Achisa C Mecha

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Future Perspectives: Mass Spectrometry for Spatial Localisation of Anti-Angiogenic Oil Palm Compounds.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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Potential of Plant-Based Oil Processing Wastes/By-Products as an Alternative Source of Bioactive Compounds in the Food Industry.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Sonication-assisted activation of empty fruit bunches to produce activated carbon for supercapacitor's electrodes: Surface chemistry and morphology characterization.Heliyon · 2024
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Egbe Terence AwohDepartment of Mechanical, Production and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Moi University, P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret 30100, Kenya.

Joseph KiplagatDepartment of Mechanical, Production and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Moi University, P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret 30100, Kenya.

Stephen K KimutaiDepartment of Mechanical, Production and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Moi University, P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret 30100, Kenya.

Achisa C MechaRenewable Energy, Environment, Nanomaterials, And Water Research Group, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Moi University, P.O Box 3900, Eldoret 30100, Kenya.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper carried out a comparative review on the current trends in the conversion of palm oil waste into value-adding products by the Cameroonian and Malaysian palm sectors/researchers. Trends like composting, composite, pulping, mushroom cultivation, pyrolysis, aerobic and anaerobic digestion of palm biomass were studied as means to reduce the bulk, and to curb emissions of Greenhouse gas while producing value. Base on this research, limited works has been done on the conversion of palm biomass into value in Cameroon, whereas Malaysian palm researchers have employed all of these techniques and producing values from them. It was discovered that the various conversion process have different degree of feasibility and sustainability, and the end-products have different applications. Conversion process like pyrolysis is relatively faster, it could take just a few minute and the end-product which is biofuel have a wide range of applications; in contrast to composting which could take up to 180 days to mature and the end-product is limited to fertilizer. This research aims to sensitize the palm sector in Cameroon to the various processes that can be applied to sustainably manage palm waste. A priority table was also developed based on the feasibility and sustainability of the various conversion processes to serve as a guide towards sustainable waste management in the agro-industrial palm sector in Cameroon and a step towards industrialization.

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CameroonFeasibilityPalm biomassSustainabilityWaste management

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PMID38027990

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21410

PMCPMC10643262

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