Solvolytic liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres: analysis of product fractions using FTIR and pyrolysis-GCMS

• Main Authors: Fei, Ling Pua, Sarani Zakaria,, Chin, Hua Chia, Suet, Pin Fan, Rosenau, Thomas, Potthast, Antje, Liebner, Falk
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6283/1/12_Fei_Ling.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6283/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibers were subjected to solvolytic liquefaction to convert into liquid products using ethylene glycol (EG) as a supporting agent. The process was carried out at 250˚C for 60 min. The water-insoluble product fraction was exhaustively extracted with acetone (ASL fract...