Comparison of delignification of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) by microwave assisted alkali / acid pretreatment and conventional pretreatment method

• Main Authors: Akhtar, Junaid, Idris, Ani, Teo, Chee Loong, Long, Wee Lai, Hassan, Nursia, Khan, Muhammad Irfan
• Format: Article
• Published: IICBEE 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59657/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass are key technologies for the production of fermentable sugars to produce biofuels and high value added organic acids. Microwave-Alkali (MW-A) pretreatment is an efficient, time saving and fast method to remove a high amount of lignin. Lignin content of the oil...