Delignification of coconut husk by microwave assisted chemical pretreatment
Background: Coconut husk has the potential to be used as a source of alternative energy such as biofuel. Its high lignin content, however, poses difficulty to this use. Objective: To investigate the use of microwave assisted acidic and alkaline pretreatment methods to improve the characteristics of...
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American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information
2015
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| Summary: | Background: Coconut husk has the potential to be used as a source of alternative energy such as biofuel. Its high lignin content, however, poses difficulty to this use. Objective: To investigate the use of microwave assisted acidic and alkaline pretreatment methods to improve the characteristics of coconut husk for energy production. Results: It was found that microwave assisted sodium hydroxide pretreatment was most effective. Conclusion: 3.5 microwave assisted sodium hydroxide gave the best results in removing the lignin content and increasing the cellulose content. © 2015 AENSI Publisher All rights reserved. |
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