Options to reduce environmental impacts of palm oil production in Thailand

Saswattecha, Kanokwan; Kroeze, Carolien; Jawjit, Warit; Hein, Lars

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.002

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“…Recently, adoption of new cover crops such as Mucuna bracteata, Neprolepsis bisserata, and Asystasia sp., and some forages crops in palm field is increasing (Prof. Sudirman Yahya, agronomist, personal communication 2016). According to Saswattecha et al (2016) application of EFB and cover crops as mulch improve oil palm sustainability. According to Ariyanti et al (2016) planting Nephrolepis biserrata Kuntze as ground cover vegetation of oil palm field improves soil water during dry season.…”

Section: Component Of Water Usagedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, in advance oil palm management (Afriyanti et al, 2016;Saswattecha et al, 2016), effort to reduce transpiration rate of weed-free area and ground vegetations should be implemented in order to address water and environmental issue (Moreno-Peñaranda et al, 2015). Instead of some difficulties to obtain the accurate climatic and agrochemical data, WF evaluation enable to describe the basic need on water management.…”

Section: Component Of Water Usagedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…production has increased markedly from 10 to 17 million ha over the last decade; and the fields predominantly located in tropical countries as a home of the rest of tropical rainforest, water sanctuary, biodiversity and carbon reserved (Pirker et al, 2016;Srinivas and Koh, 2016). Therefore, water, pollution and genetic biodiversity managements of large plantation such as oil palm plantation become global concern (Moreno-Peñaranda et al, 2015;Siregar et al, 2015;Saswattecha et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Tree-based Water Footprint Assessment on Established Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Santosa

Stefano²,

Tarigan³

et al. 2018

J Agron Indonesia

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ABSTRACTIn a long life cycle of oil palm plantation, sustainable water management is mandatory because irrigation is rarely applied. In order to develop water management for sustainable palm oil production, tree-based water footprint of well-established oil palm plantation was assessed. Field data were collected from February to June 2016 in Dolok Ilir managed by PTPN IV, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Additional data were obtained from interviews on the site and the surrounding estates, reports and references. Results showed that water footprint (WF) for production of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) was 510.69 m3 tonne-1 and crude palm oil (CPO) was 517.79 m3 tonne-1. Green, blue and grey water contributed 94.78%, 0.71% and 4.50% in FFB, and 93.48%, 1.66% and 4.85% in CPO productions, respectively. All green WF was calculated basen on actual value of tree evapotranspiration, therefore, the value was mostly lower than other researchs. Low amount of blue water indicates that the oil palm tree in North Sumatera extracts low amount of ground water. On the other hand, grey water for pollution dilution of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides were high, i.e., 15.15 m3, 4.77 m3, 3.07 m3 tonne-1 FFB, respectively. It implies that reduction of grey water should be implemented in the near future through precission farming. Keywords: CPO, Elaeis guineensis, precission farming, sustainable production, water footprint

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Section: Component Of Water Usagedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Component Of Water Usagedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Tree-based Water Footprint Assessment on Established Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Santosa

Stefano²,

Tarigan³

et al. 2018

J Agron Indonesia

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“…The use of poultry manure (application once a year on mature palm 12.5 kg/tree and on young palm 6.5 kg/plant), was mentioned. In a similar environmental assessment of the oil palm industry in Thailand, 26 options were identified for reducing the environmental impact of palm oil production (Saswattecha et al, 2016). Their analysis showed that empty fruit bunch (EFB) combustion, wet scrubbers and pre-heating fiber are the most effective in reducing multiple impacts.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing environmental and social impacts of the oil palm industry in Ghana: A project synthesis

Gyamfi¹

2017

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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The oil palm industry has many positive benefits, particularly as a key source of livelihoods for rural dwellers, but it also has negative impacts on the society and environment. For instance, poorly planned oil palm cultivation can increase the rate of natural forest loss, and contribute to unfair labour conditions on plantations and processing mills. It is therefore important for sustainable oil palm project initiators to understand the environmental and social effects of the industry, to be able to design appropriate interventions. Using a survey method, questionnaires were administered to different stakeholders in selected oil palm plantations and processing mills to generate both qualitative and quantitative data for assessing the social and environmental impacts of the industry. The environmental and social impact assessment was done within the framework and guidelines of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The assessment also applied a holistic approach by diagnosing the direct, indirect and sector-wide cumulative impacts. It was found that, in most cases, the social and environmental indicators assessed from the respondents do not comply with the guidelines of national legislation and the Ghana interpretation of the RSPO principles. It is prudent for sustainable oil palm projects to provide opportunities for plantation and mills owners and workers to acquire, and share knowledge on the effects of their activities on the society and environment. Project interventions must be formulated to mitigate negative impacts of the activities of production and processing to ensure sustainability of the oil palm industry.

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“…In addition to cutting oil, global demand for palm oil has been rising since it plays a key role in food and energy production. In Thailand, biofuels have been extensively promoted and thus increasing the need for palm oil manufactures [7]. Wastewater generated from palm oil industries is commonly known as palm oil mill effluent (POME) [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

Enhancement of Crossflow Ultrafiltration for the Treatment of Stabilized Oily Emulsions

Poyai¹,

Khiewpuckdee²,

Wongrueng³

et al. 2019

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Separation of stabilized oil droplets was conducted via crossflow ultrafiltration (UF) in a laboratory scale. A plate-and-frame membrane module was operated with two commercial organic membranes: regenerated cellulose (RC) and polyethersulfone (PES). Cutting oil was used for preparing oil-in-water emulsions. Membrane fluxes were observed under varied oil concentrations and transmembrane pressures (TMP). It was found that UF provided oil rejection more than 97% for all operational cases. The optimal operating condition was found at the oil concentration less than 1 g/L and TMP of 2−3 bar. As predicted by Hermia's model, the dominant fouling mechanism was the cake formation upon the membrane surface. The fouled membrane was effectively regenerated by the sequential cleaning of 0.5N-SDS, 0.1N-NaOH, and 0.01N-EDTA, respectively. The cleaned membrane was acquired with 96% flux recovery (FR) and 55% resistance removal (RR). Additionally, an integration of UF and pretreatments (i.e., chemical destabilization and coalescence) could improve flux decline of the membrane, while satisfactory discharge quality was achieved.

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Options to reduce environmental impacts of palm oil production in Thailand

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Tree-based Water Footprint Assessment on Established Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Tree-based Water Footprint Assessment on Established Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Assessing environmental and social impacts of the oil palm industry in Ghana: A project synthesis

Enhancement of Crossflow Ultrafiltration for the Treatment of Stabilized Oily Emulsions

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