Ultrasound-assisted extraction of starch from oil palm trunk: An optimization by response surface methodology

• Main Authors: Aftar Ali, Nur Shahidah, Muda, Khalida, Mohamed Najib, Mohamed Zuhaili, Mohd. Amin, Mohamad Faiz, Ismail, Shahrul, Mohamad Shahimin, Mohd. Faidz, Dahalan, Farrah Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105372/1/KhalidaMuda2023_UltrasoundAssistedExtractionOfStarch.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/105372/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/aej.V13.19011

Higher production of palm oil in Malaysia has resulted in a significant amount of oil palm biomass including oil palm trunk (OPT). OPT has been studied as an alternative starch source. To date, reports on the extraction of starch from OPT using ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) are limited. The a...