Fermentable sugar from palm empty fruit bunch biomass for bioethanol production

• Main Authors: Asli, Umi Aisah, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar, Sadikin, Aziatul Niza, Rasit, R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 2013
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40408/1/UmiAisahAsli_2013FermentableSugarfromPalmEmptyFruitBunch.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40408/; https://waset.org/publications/9996721/fermentable-sugars-from-palm-empty-fruit-bunch-biomass-for-bioethanol-production

This study investigated the effect of a dilute acid, lime and ammonia aqueous pretreatment on the fermentable sugars conversion from empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass. The dilute acid treatment was carried out in an autoclave, at 121ºC with 4% of sulfuric acid. In the lime pretreatment, 3 wt % of calc...