Case Study for a Palm Biomass Biorefinery Utilizing Renewable Sufars from Oil Palm Frond for the Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Bioplastic

• Main Authors: Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari, Mohd Noriznan, Mokhtar, Hidayah, Ariffin, Shirai, Yoshihito, Mohd Ali, Hassan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6102/1/fkksa-2014-mior-13th_ISBBB2014.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6102/

In this paper, we assess the economic viability of renewable sugars from oil palm frond (OPF) as fermentation feedstock for the production of the bioplastic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), P(3HB) within an integrated palm biomass biorefinery.