Antimicrobial properties of optimized microwave-assisted Pyroligneous Acid from oil palm fiber

• Main Authors: Abas, F. Z., Zakaria, Z. A., Ani, F. N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Open Science Publishers LLP Inc. 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79860/1/FatimatulZaharahAbas2018_AntimicrobialPropertiesofOptimizedMicrowaveAssisted.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79860/; http://dx.doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2018.8711
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The demands for an antimicrobial agent of natural origin has increasingly grown in recent years due to the adverse health effects from the long-term application of conventional chemical-based agent. To date, there are very few reports available on the use of pyroligneous acid produced in optimized c...