| Abstract |
Mill operation of oil palm activities produces tons of waste products such as
palm oil kernel, empty fruit bunches (EFB), palm oil mill effluent (POME) and
palm pressed fiber (PPF). Currently, the waste product is return to the field as
mulching material and recycles as fuel resources in oil palm mill and disposed
as waste slurry product where the decomposition process by microorganism
such as bacteria and fungi is taken place in the field. However, these
practices are not environmentally friendly and therefore it require different
solution which gives economics benefits and reduces environmental
problems. Moreover, black soldier fly larvae offer great opportunities as
bioconversion agent in decomposition of organic wastes derived from palm
oil mill operation. The objective of this innovation is to determine the
effectiveness of black soldier fly larvae in enhancing the bioconversion of oil
palm wastes especially treated POME, EFB, PPF and food wastes as control.
The effectiveness of black soldier fly larvae as bioconversion agent for each
treatment is measured by evaluating analysis of variance (ANOVA) and
significant differences on BSFL dry weight and conversion ratio. The potential
for commercialization of bioconversion using black soldier fly is guaranteed
as it offers sustainable management of waste product through reduction of oil
palm wastes by offering economics opportunities in fisheries and hatcheries
industry to reduce feedlot cost for the producer and at the same time
increases the sustainability production for both industries by reduces
environmental problems arise due to accumulation in disposal of oil palm
waste in the ecosystem. |