Investigation of Lignin Content Removal in the Steam Exploded Empty Fruit Bunch Fibers

• Main Authors: Saidatul Shima, Jamari, Mohd Noor, Nawi, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Nurul Sa'aadah, Sulaiman, Shahril, Mohamad, Junaidi, Zakaria, Mohd Faizal, Ali, Shalyda, Md Shaarani, Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun, Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian, Rahimi, Mohammad, Zulkafli, Hassan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25123/1/Investigation%20of%20Lignin%20Content%20Removal%20in%20the%20Steam%20Exploded.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25123/; https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.797.218; https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.797.218

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is a potential chemical feedstock particularly cellulose and lignin. However, the complete extraction of lignocellulosic structure in EFB is complex and difficult to achieve. Steam explosion is a pre-treatment process which has the ability to loosen the polymeric bond between...