Characterization of the Baobab fruit shells as adsorption material

• Main Authors: Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Alam, Md Zahangir, Qudsieh, Sam Yassin, Bello, Ibrahim Adebayo
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science & Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 2017
• Subjects: SB Plant culture; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57454/1/57454_Characterization%20of%20the%20Baobab%20fruit.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57454/7/57454_Characterization%20of%20the%20Baobab%20fruit%20shells%20as%20adsorption_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57454/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/24%20(07)%202017%20supplementary/(34)%20R1.pdf

The Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is a large iconic tree indigenous to Africa where it is found in many countries. The Baobab tree has various uses, as it produces food and non-food products such as medicines, fuel, timber and fodder. This research is focused on the characterization of the Baobab fruit shells in terms of lignin (54.08%), cellulose (24.87%) and hemicellulose (21.05%) content, as well as proximate analysis such as ash content (5.17%), moisture content (6.48%), volatile matter (86.73%) and carbon content (1.22%). This assessment will play a vital role in exploring the benefits of utilizing baobab fruit shells in the production of activated carbon as well as set a foundation for future research.