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Enzymatic saccharification of pretreated solid palm oil mill effluent and oil palm fruit fiber.


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Khaw, Teik Seong and Hassan, Mohd Ali and Ariff, Arbakariya (2008) Enzymatic saccharification of pretreated solid palm oil mill effluent and oil palm fruit fiber. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 16 (2). pp. 157-169. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526

Abstract

The effectiveness of various chemicals pretreatment (NaOH, HCl, NH3, HNO3 and EDTA) on the enzymatic saccharification of solid palm oil mill effluent (POME) and oil palm fruit fibre (OPFF) was investigated. The results showed that NaOH seem to be the most suitable chemical pretreatment for enhancing sugar production and the degree of hydrolysis from saccharification of OPFF. NaOH at a concentration of 2% (w/v) appears to be optimal for alkaline pretreatment of OPFF. However, chemical pretreatment of solid POME using NaOH, NH3, HNO3, HCl and EDTA was found to be ineffective in enhancing the degree of hydrolysis and sugar production as compared to chemically untreated solid POME. Autoclaving OPFF at 121°C, 15 psi for 5 minutes improved the degree of hydrolysis up to 2.4 times. However, the degree of hydrolysis was not significantly affected for solid POME under the same conditions.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords: Lignocellulosic materials; Cellulase; Fermentable sugar; Palm oil mill effluent; Oil palm fruit fiber.
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 09 Jan 2014 08:35
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2015 03:58
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14538
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