Biological pretreatment of oil palm empty fruit bunch by Schizophyllum commune ENN1 without washing and nutrient addition

• Main Authors: Arbaain, Enis Natasha Noor, Kamal Bahrin, Ezyana, Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal, Ando, Yoshito, Abd. Aziz, Suraini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38337/1/38337.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38337/; https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/7/7/402

Washing and drying are common steps for oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) preparation prior to pretreatment. However, the mass balance of OPEFB preparation proved a major loss of OPEFB during the washing and drying steps. An indigenous fungus, Schizophyllum commune ENN1 was used for delignification...