Fuzzy logic modelling for thermophilic anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment

H. M. Tan, J. C.S. Lew, D. Gouwanda, P. E. Poh

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Abstract

Treatment of POME has become more challenging with stringent effluent discharge standards and difficulty of current treatment processes to meet the standards due to the complex nature of POME. Utilization of high-rate anaerobic reactor operated under thermophilic condition is proposed for primary POME treatment due to low energy requirements and biogas production that could generate revenue to the industry. However, successful implementation of such system is dependent on the availability of a well-defined model. Hence, fuzzy inference method was employed to model the thermophilic anaerobic digestion of POME. Fuzzy Inference Model (FIM) which utilizes historical data of the reactor condition and digestion performance showed worthy estimation, with an average error and standard deviation of 2.81% and 2.10%; 10.35% and 8.67%; 12.22% and 10.40% for pH, COD and TSS correspondingly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, ICIEA 2017
PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages265-269
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509067749
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventInternational Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications 2017 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: 21 Apr 201723 Apr 2017
Conference number: 4th
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7934496/proceeding

Publication series

Name2017 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, ICIEA 2017

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications 2017
Abbreviated titleICIEA 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period21/04/1723/04/17
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Keywords

  • fuzzy logic
  • palm oil mill effluent (POME)
  • thermophilic anaerobic digestion
  • upflow anaerobic sludge blanket-hollow centred packed bed (UASB-HCPB)

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