Properties of microcrystalline cellulose prepared from oil palm empty fruit bunch at different sulfuric acid concentration and hydrolysis temperature

• Main Authors: J., Sukaimi, W. N. H., Wan Abdullah, Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian, Saidatul Shima, Jamari, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman, S., Mohamad, Mohd Faizal, Ali
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27622/1/Properties%20of%20microcrystalline%20cellulose%20prepared%20from%20oil%20palm.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27622/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/702/1/012035

In this study, a green process was studied for the preparation of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from empty fruit bunch (EFB) by two steps of processes: steam explosion treatment and hydrolysis of sulphuric acid (H2SO4). Prior to hydrolysis, the EFB was treated with steam at 17 bar for 10 min. The...