Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels

Elaies guineensis is an oil-producing plant commonly known as oil palm. Palm oil processing produces biomass including empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fibre (MF), palm oil mill effluent (POME), palm kernel cake (PKC), shells, oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm frond (OPF). In 2009, a total of 8...

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Main Authors:	Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari, Ahmad Muhaimin, Roslan, Mohd Ali, Hassan, Shirai, Yoshihito
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Published:	Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture 2014
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-56602018-02-19T06:39:09Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5660/ Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari Ahmad Muhaimin, Roslan Mohd Ali, Hassan Shirai, Yoshihito TP Chemical technology Elaies guineensis is an oil-producing plant commonly known as oil palm. Palm oil processing produces biomass including empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fibre (MF), palm oil mill effluent (POME), palm kernel cake (PKC), shells, oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm frond (OPF). In 2009, a total of 83 million tons of OPF was produced (ASM, 2010) and left in the plantation for nutrient recycling. Our previous study revealed that the oil palm frond (OPF) petiole contains a large amount of sugars (Zahari et al., 2012), suggesting that it is an excellent resource for the production of biomaterials and for bioenergy. However, for OPF utilisation two problems must be addressed, namely the disturbance of the nutrient recycling and the logistics related to the transport of OPF from the plantation to the palm oil mill. Hence the objectives of the present study were to investigate the properties of each part of OPF, including petiole, stem, rachis and leaflet not only for potential use as non-food feedstock for the production of biomaterials and for bioenergy, but also for maintaining the nutrient balance in the plantation. Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5660/1/Mior_Ahmad_Khushairi_Mohd_Zahari.pdf Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari and Ahmad Muhaimin, Roslan and Mohd Ali, Hassan and Shirai, Yoshihito (2014) Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels. Tropical Agriculture and Development, 58 (1). pp. 26-29. ISSN 1882-8450 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsta/58/1/58_26/_pdf
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari Ahmad Muhaimin, Roslan Mohd Ali, Hassan Shirai, Yoshihito Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels
description	Elaies guineensis is an oil-producing plant commonly known as oil palm. Palm oil processing produces biomass including empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fibre (MF), palm oil mill effluent (POME), palm kernel cake (PKC), shells, oil palm trunk (OPT) and oil palm frond (OPF). In 2009, a total of 83 million tons of OPF was produced (ASM, 2010) and left in the plantation for nutrient recycling. Our previous study revealed that the oil palm frond (OPF) petiole contains a large amount of sugars (Zahari et al., 2012), suggesting that it is an excellent resource for the production of biomaterials and for bioenergy. However, for OPF utilisation two problems must be addressed, namely the disturbance of the nutrient recycling and the logistics related to the transport of OPF from the plantation to the palm oil mill. Hence the objectives of the present study were to investigate the properties of each part of OPF, including petiole, stem, rachis and leaflet not only for potential use as non-food feedstock for the production of biomaterials and for bioenergy, but also for maintaining the nutrient balance in the plantation.
format	Article
author	Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari Ahmad Muhaimin, Roslan Mohd Ali, Hassan Shirai, Yoshihito
author_facet	Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari Ahmad Muhaimin, Roslan Mohd Ali, Hassan Shirai, Yoshihito
author_sort	Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari
title	Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels
title_short	Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels
title_full	Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels
title_fullStr	Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels
title_full_unstemmed	Investigation of Oil Palm Frond Properties for Use as Biomaterials and Biofuels
title_sort	investigation of oil palm frond properties for use as biomaterials and biofuels
publisher	Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture
publishDate	2014
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