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Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment

In this study, lignocellulosic biomass from oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm frond (OPF) of oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, were treated using the microwave-alkali (Mw-A) method, and their chemical constituents, namely cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, were analyzed. A number of instruments,...

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Main Authors: Long, Wee Lai, Idris, Ani
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Published: North Carolina State University 2013
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spelling my.utm.492442018-09-27T06:01:48Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49244/ Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment Long, Wee Lai Idris, Ani TP Chemical technology In this study, lignocellulosic biomass from oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm frond (OPF) of oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, were treated using the microwave-alkali (Mw-A) method, and their chemical constituents, namely cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, were analyzed. A number of instruments, i.e. FESEM, FT-IR, and XRD, were employed to analyze the morphology and structural changes of biomass. After the Mw-A pretreatment, it was revealed that the amount of cellulose released was up to 41.55% for OPT and 64.42% for OPF. There was also a huge degree of reduction in hemicellulose, up to 64%, but lignin removal saw a fair reduction with only 15.33% for OPT and 17.97% for OPF. The results revealed that the Mw-A pretreatment is capable of disrupting the OPT and OPF North Carolina State University 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49244/1/AniIdris2013_Disruptionofoilpalmtrunks.pdf Long, Wee Lai and Idris, Ani (2013) Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment. Bioresources, 8 (2). pp. 2792-2804. ISSN 1930-2126 http://dx.doi.org/10.15376/biores.8.2.2792-2804 DOI: 10.15376/biores.8.2.2792-2804
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Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
description In this study, lignocellulosic biomass from oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm frond (OPF) of oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, were treated using the microwave-alkali (Mw-A) method, and their chemical constituents, namely cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, were analyzed. A number of instruments, i.e. FESEM, FT-IR, and XRD, were employed to analyze the morphology and structural changes of biomass. After the Mw-A pretreatment, it was revealed that the amount of cellulose released was up to 41.55% for OPT and 64.42% for OPF. There was also a huge degree of reduction in hemicellulose, up to 64%, but lignin removal saw a fair reduction with only 15.33% for OPT and 17.97% for OPF. The results revealed that the Mw-A pretreatment is capable of disrupting the OPT and OPF
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author Long, Wee Lai
Idris, Ani
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Idris, Ani
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title Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
title_short Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
title_full Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
title_fullStr Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
title_full_unstemmed Disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
title_sort disruption of oil palm trunks and fronds by microwave-alkali pretreatment
publisher North Carolina State University
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49244/1/AniIdris2013_Disruptionofoilpalmtrunks.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15376/biores.8.2.2792-2804
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