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Effect of ultrasonic pre-treatment on low temperature acid hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch


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Yunus, Robiah and Salleh, Shanti Faridah and Abdullah, Norhafizah and Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah (2010) Effect of ultrasonic pre-treatment on low temperature acid hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch. Bioresource Technology, 101 (24). pp. 9792-9796. ISSN 0960-8524; ESSN: 1873-2976

Abstract

Various pre-treatment techniques change the physical and chemical structure of the lignocellulosic biomass and improve hydrolysis rates. The effect of ultrasonic pre-treatment on oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibre prior to acid hydrolysis has been evaluated. The main objective of this study was to determine if ultrasonic pre-treatment could function as a pre-treatment method for the acid hydrolysis of OPEFB fibre at a low temperature and pressure. Hydrolysis at a low temperature was studied using 2% sulphuric acid; 1:25 solid liquid ratio and 100 °C operating temperature. A maximum xylose yield of 58% was achieved when the OPEFB fibre was ultrasonicated at 90% amplitude for 45 min. In the absence of ultrasonic pre-treatment only 22% of xylose was obtained. However, no substantial increase of xylose formation was observed for acid hydrolysis at higher temperatures of 120 and 140 °C on ultrasonicated OPEFB fibre. The samples were then analysed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to describe the morphological changes of the OPEFB fibre. The SEM observations show interesting morphological changes within the OPEFB fibre for different acid hydrolysis conditions.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.074
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: OPEFB fibre; Dilute acid hydrolysis; Ultrasonic pre-treatment
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2019 06:30
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2019 06:30
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14324
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