Palm Empty Bunch

In the process of processing palm itself, it will leave palm waste. One of the main residues from palm is “Palm Empty Bunches”. Palm Empty Bunch are waste solid palm oil produced after boiling and threshing process is carried out. Palm Empty Bunch are the waste with the most volume from the treatment process Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in palm oil mills account for 23% of processed FFB. In one ton of empty bunches contain 3.6 kg of nitrogen, 0.9 kg of phosphate, 11kg of potassium, and magnesium 1.4 kg. Palm Empty Bunch is rich in organic matter and nutrients for plants. Application empty length can increase the decomposition process so that the physical, biological, and chemical properties of the soil are improved. Aside from that empty length can also replace Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer because it is fat blanks are rich in K content in Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizers found onempty trees, and if applied in the field will be able to utilized by plants to the maximum because easy to decompose.

In addition to being used for organic fertilizers, Palm Empty Bunch can also be used as raw material for carbon paper and unique handicraft fibers. Below is a picture of the processing results :