Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)

• Main Authors: Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Saidatul Shima, Jamari, Shahril, Mohamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24430/1/Investigation%20on%20pre-treatment%20process%20in%20microcrystalline%20cellulose%20%28MCC%29%20from%20oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20%28EFB%29.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24430/; http://jceib.ump.edu.my/index.php/en/volume-3-docman/89-investigation-on-pre-treatment-process-in-microcrystalline-cellulose-mcc-from-oil-palm-empty-fruit-bunch-efb; https://doi.org/10.15282/JCEIB-V3-09.28/3/2018/3.3

In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from empty fruit bunch (EFB) with alkaline treatment, bleaching and acid hydrolysis treatment and its properties were compared with commercial MCC. Two conditions were optimized in this study which are fiber consistency and sodium hydroxi...