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Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes

The production of a 2-furaldehyde (furfural) from mesocarp fibre waste and oil palm sludge from a palm oil mill using protic acids was investigated. The effect of immersion of fibre in acid prior to heating was also studied. Production of furfural was completed in 3-4 hours when hydrochloric (HCI)...

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Main Authors: Lajis, Md Nordin, Sukari, Mohd Aspollah, Mohd Sharif, Atan, Hassan, Abdul Jalil
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Published: 1988
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spelling my.upm.eprints.25552013-05-27T07:01:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2555/ Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes Lajis, Md Nordin Sukari, Mohd Aspollah Mohd Sharif, Atan Hassan, Abdul Jalil The production of a 2-furaldehyde (furfural) from mesocarp fibre waste and oil palm sludge from a palm oil mill using protic acids was investigated. The effect of immersion of fibre in acid prior to heating was also studied. Production of furfural was completed in 3-4 hours when hydrochloric (HCI) or sulfuric (H2S04 ) acids were used as the catalyst whereas a longer reaction time was required in the case of phosphoric (H3P04 ) or oxalic (H2C20 4 ) acids. The experiment showed that the rates of furfural production were increased when higher acid concentrations were applied. Immersion of fibre in the acids for 24 hours prior to reaction increased the furfural yield. The chemical conversion of sludge from the palm oil mill was also investigated. A similar acid concentration effect on the rate was observed. 1988 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2555/1/Chemical_Conversion_of_the_Oil_Palm_Wastes.pdf Lajis, Md Nordin and Sukari, Mohd Aspollah and Mohd Sharif, Atan and Hassan, Abdul Jalil (1988) Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes. Pertanika, 11 (2). pp. 243-248. English
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description The production of a 2-furaldehyde (furfural) from mesocarp fibre waste and oil palm sludge from a palm oil mill using protic acids was investigated. The effect of immersion of fibre in acid prior to heating was also studied. Production of furfural was completed in 3-4 hours when hydrochloric (HCI) or sulfuric (H2S04 ) acids were used as the catalyst whereas a longer reaction time was required in the case of phosphoric (H3P04 ) or oxalic (H2C20 4 ) acids. The experiment showed that the rates of furfural production were increased when higher acid concentrations were applied. Immersion of fibre in the acids for 24 hours prior to reaction increased the furfural yield. The chemical conversion of sludge from the palm oil mill was also investigated. A similar acid concentration effect on the rate was observed.
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author Lajis, Md Nordin
Sukari, Mohd Aspollah
Mohd Sharif, Atan
Hassan, Abdul Jalil
spellingShingle Lajis, Md Nordin
Sukari, Mohd Aspollah
Mohd Sharif, Atan
Hassan, Abdul Jalil
Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
author_facet Lajis, Md Nordin
Sukari, Mohd Aspollah
Mohd Sharif, Atan
Hassan, Abdul Jalil
author_sort Lajis, Md Nordin
title Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
title_short Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
title_full Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
title_fullStr Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
title_full_unstemmed Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
title_sort chemical conversion of the oil palm wastes
publishDate 1988
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2555/1/Chemical_Conversion_of_the_Oil_Palm_Wastes.pdf
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