Oil Palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) Wastes as a Potential Source of Cellulose

Azemi, Mohd.; Noor, Mohd Halim Mohd; Sarip, Harun

doi:10.1533/9781845698546.13

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“…The Malaysian palm oil mills generate an abundance amount of lignocellulosic biomass derived from fronds, empty fruit bunches and trunks. Annually, about 36 million tons of these wastes are generated and most are either left in the plantations or burned illegally (Azemi et al, 2000). Recently, Oil palm waste has been widely used in AC by applying various activation methods and degrees of processing to have small, lowvolume pores that increase the surface area and it is often used as bio-sorbent in the adsorption method.…”

Section: Journal Of Ecological Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review on Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Wood-Industrial Wastewater by Oil Palm Waste

Ayob¹,

Othman²,

Altowayti³

et al. 2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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The use of heavy metals in the manufacturing industry over the past few decades has eventually contributed to a rise in the flow of metallic compounds into wastewater and has raised significant ecological and health threats to living things. Adsorption is an excellent way to treat solid waste effluent, offering significant benefits such as affordability, profitability, ease of operation and efficiency. However, the price of commercial adsorbent namely activated carbon has soared due to its high demand. There is also a green improvement in this method by turning the commercial adsorbent into agricultural waste. In Malaysia, the oil palm waste is such suitable material that can be utilized for making activated carbon, since they are ample and easy to find. Additionally, part of them is agricultural waste that cannot be consumed (i.e. leaves and fronds). Hence, this study aimed to analyse the potential of activated carbon from agricultural waste, namely oil palm waste, in reducing the levels of heavy metals in industrial wastewater.

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Section: Journal Of Ecological Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review on Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Wood-Industrial Wastewater by Oil Palm Waste

Ayob¹,

Othman²,

Altowayti³

et al. 2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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“…3) Production of biogas from POME consists of methane (a Green House Gas (GHG)) has been recognised to cause global warming [19]. 4) Production of tons of lignocellulosic wastes from OPBW annually has not been well managed since most of these wastes are either left in the plantations or burned illegally [18]. 5) The right selection of generation plant size is a challenge.…”

Section: Challenges Of Oil Palm Wastes Biomassmentioning

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Oil palm biomass wastes as renewable energy sources in Malaysia: Potentials and challenges

Yap

Yap²,

Peng³

et al. 2019

Glob J Civil Environ Eng

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This paper reviews the potentials and challenges of using Oil Palm Biomass Wastes (OPBW) as Renewable Energy (RE) source in Malaysia. The OPBW mainly includes Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) and Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB). From the present review, the major potentials of OPBW consist of their large availability, being a major sources of lignocellulosic materials for industrial, being economically viable, being a solution to the disposal problem and cost-benefit. The challenges of using OPBW as RE source are being a high dependency on the availability of the OPWB, unfair subsidies given to RE based fuel, the use of POME that produces methane, substantial amount of under-utilization of lignocellulosic wastes from OPBW, the need for further studies on the correct selection of generation plant size, and not economically competitive. Overall, the challenge is to make the OPBWs as a reliable, profitable and sustainable RE industry. Based on the present review mainly from Malaysia, there are definite potentials/advantages of using OPBW as RE source in Malaysia. Ways and suggestions on these practical issues on how to reduce problems facing the use of OPBW as RE source in Malaysia should be investigated and addressed before the large scale utilization of OPBW as RE source can be anticipated in Malaysia.

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“…Despite the large amount of OP produced, the oil only accounts for a small fraction of the total biomass produced in OP plantations while the remainder consisting of lignocellulosic materials (LM) such as OPT [4]. Even though the OPBW are classified as organic wastes that can be degraded naturally.…”

Section: Mod Concep Dev Agronomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Only a little percentage is used for fibre production and energy generating. About 40% of the biomass is cellulose, 40% is hemicellulose, 18% is lignin, and 2% is extractives [4]. The OPT, for instance, has 34.4, 23,9, 35.9%of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, respectively [16].…”

Section: Second Many Studies Reported the Commercial Use Of Oil Palm Trunkmentioning

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Effect of Return Gas Temperature in Reciprocating and Rotary Compressor Performance for Medium and Low Temperature Applications in Commercial Buildings

Quintero

Mahecha

Aristizábal

2018

ACET

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The goal of this paper was to review the uses of oil palm trunk (OPT) as a source of lignocellulosic materials (LM), and to discuss its future prospects. The present review focuses on three points; first, large quantity of OPT; second, many studies reported the commercial use of OPT and third, many studies reported the conversion methods of OPT into LM sources. Most of the studies revealed that OPT can be transformed readily into biomaterials for value-added products The LM from OPT have many potential industrial applications.

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Oil Palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) Wastes as a Potential Source of Cellulose

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

A Review on Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Wood-Industrial Wastewater by Oil Palm Waste

A Review on Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Wood-Industrial Wastewater by Oil Palm Waste

Oil palm biomass wastes as renewable energy sources in Malaysia: Potentials and challenges

Effect of Return Gas Temperature in Reciprocating and Rotary Compressor Performance for Medium and Low Temperature Applications in Commercial Buildings

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