Characterization and Absorption Test of Cellulose from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Potential Use in Oil Spill Clean-Up

• Main Authors: Afandi N.F., Tan A.W.-Y., Mariappan P., Mahalingam S., Manap A.
• 其他作者: 57189231851
• 格式: Conference paper
• 出版: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2025
• 主题: Aerogels; Extraction; Fruits; Scanning Electron Microscopy; Sodium Hydroxide; Water Absorption; Agricultural wastes; Oil spills; Palm oil; Scanning electron microscopy; Sodium hydroxide; Water absorption; Absorption rates; Absorption tests; Characterization tests; Crystalline index; Crystalline phasis; Empty fruit bunches; Extraction process; Large-scales; Oil palm; Water absorption rates; Cellulose

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is among the major agricultural waste from the oil palm industry, but its cellulose extract has the potential to clean up hazardous and large-scale oil spills. This research aims to extract cellulose from the oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and study the water absorption rat...