Utilization of oil palm frond for enzyme and renewable feedstock production using solid state fermentation

• Main Author: Mohamad Ikubar, Mohamed Roslan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102370/1/MohamedRoslanMohamadPFS2019.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102370/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:146126
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Oil palm frond (OPF) is the largest agro-residue and lignocellulose biomass in Malaysia amounting to 56 million tons every year. At present, it is mainly utilized as soil fertilizer and animal feed, whereas excess fronds are commonly burned to save up plantation space and to avoid contamination. Suc...