Microwave irradiation optimization for efficient lignin removal from cocoa shell waste using alkali

• Main Authors: Farah Hafidzah, Ahmad, Nurhamizah, Ibrahim, Mohd Sabri, Mahmud, Ali, Waleed, Mohd Bijarimi, Mat Piah, Suriyati, Saleh, Said, Nurdin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM, Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32483/1/Microwave%20irradiation%20optimization%20for%20efficient%20lignin%20removal.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32483/; https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v22i2.1608; https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v22i2.1608
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

This paper reports a study to determine the optimum conditions of microwave in assisting alkali treatment for removing lignin from cocoa shell waste (CSW). The CSW was mixed with 5% of NaOH solution at the ratio of 1: 10 of weight to volume of the alkaline before being irradiated in a microwave oven...