Hemicellulose extraction and characterization of oil palm empty fruit bunches

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Mohd Zaki, Nor Nadiha and Abdul Rahman, Russly and Bakar, Jamilah (2017) Hemicellulose extraction and characterization of oil palm empty fruit bunches. In: International Food Research Conference (IFRC 2017), 25-27 July 2017, Complex of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 483-486).

Abstract

In Malaysia, local production of oil palm produces huge amount of empty fruit bunches during oil processing. However, it is not fully utilized and cause a serious environmental issue because of the burning of this by-product. Thus, the study on utilization of this lignocellulosic biomass is important to improve their added value and subsequently decrease the agriculture waste. In general, oil palm empty fruit bunches consist of cellulose (30-40%), hemicellulose (20-30%) and lignin (10-20%). In this study, empty fruit bunches (EFB) have been treated with alkaline using 4% and 13% of sodium hydroxide in different ratio (1:10 to 1:50). The highest yield of hemicellulose (6.35%) was obtained from the treatment using 13% sodium hydroxide with 1:10 ratio. Proximate and chemical composition of oil palm empty fruit bunches also has been determined.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Food Science and Technology Halal Products Research Institute
Publisher:	Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords:	Empty fruit bunches; Hemicellulose; Sodium hydroxide; Alkali
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	21 May 2018 03:27
Last Modified:	21 May 2018 03:27
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60355
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