Utilisation of oil palm’s empty fruit bunch spikelets for oil-spill removal

• Main Authors: Puasa, Nurul Aini, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Abdul Khalil, Khalilah, Azmi, Alyza Azzura, Gomez-Fuentes, Claudio, Merican, Faradina, Zulkharnain, Azham, Kok, Yih-Yih
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102567/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/535#
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Agricultural sorbents have received attention for their effectiveness in oil removal. In Malaysia, oil palm’s empty fruit bunch (EFB) spikelets are an abundant agricultural waste that provides a non-toxic, renewable resource of cellulosic materials. In this study, the effectiveness of EFB spikelets...