A kinetic study of enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm biomass for fermentable sugar using polyethylene glycol (PEG) immobilized cellulase

• Main Authors: Asli, Umi Aisah, Nwaha, Isah, Hamid, Hazirah, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar, Sadikin, Aziatul Niza, Kamaruddin, Mohd. Johari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71215/1/IsahNwaha2016_Akineticstudyofenzymatic.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71215/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988378072&partnerID=40&md5=1ba139417d06940f632efb015120a8b3
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In this work, enzymatic hydrolysis by cellulase in a soluble and an immobilized form was studied to convert lignocellulosic oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass into fermentable sugars as a feedstock for bioethanol production. The cellulase was covalently immobilized with activated and functiona...