Effect of steam pretreatment on oil palm empty fruit bunch for the production of sugars

S Shamsudin, UKM Shah, H Zainudin, S Abd-Aziz… - Biomass and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose into fuel ethanol is the most feasible conversion route strategy in terms of
sustainability. Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) generated from palm oil production is a huge …

Utilization of biomass waste empty fruit bunch fiber of palm oil for bioethanol production using pilot–scale unit

Y Sudiyani, D Styarini, E Triwahyuni, KC Sembiring… - Energy Procedia, 2013 - Elsevier
The major biomass byproduct from the palm oil industry is empty fruit bunches (EFBs). EFBs
have a great potency as basic raw materials used for the fermentative production because …

Bioethanol production from pretreated palm empty fruit bunch (PEFB) using sequential enzymatic hydrolysis and yeast fermentation

S Polprasert, O Choopakar, P Elefsiniotis - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of steam pretreatment using distilled water or waste
glycerol as solvents to produce soluble sugars via enzymatic hydrolysis of palm empty fruit …

Combination of superheated steam explosion and alkaline autoclaving pretreatment for improvement of enzymatic digestibility of the oil palm tree residues as …

T Thamsee, S Choojit, B Cheirsilp… - Waste and Biomass …, 2019 - Springer
Pretreatment processes play an important role in the conversion of lignocelluloses materials
to reducing sugar for ethanol production. They help in breaking the structure of lignin and …

Effects of organosolv pretreatment and acid hydrolysis on palm empty fruit bunch (PEFB) as bioethanol feedstock

HC Ong, BM Jan, CW Tong, H Fauzi, WH Chen - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomass synthesis of palm empty fruit bunch (PEFB) into sugars yield as raw material for
bioethanol conversion has successfully been performed through organosolv pretreatment …

The effect of substrate loading on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process for bioethanol production from oil palm empty fruit bunches

E Triwahyuni, Y Sudiyani, H Abimanyu - Energy Procedia, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing energy demand and concern about increased greenhouse gas emissions make
lignocellulosic biomass increasingly to be recognized as having great potential for biofuel …

Utilization of oil palm empty fruit bunch hydrolysate for ethanol production by baker's yeast and loog-pang

S Duangwang, C Sangwichien - Energy Procedia, 2015 - Elsevier
Oil palm empty fruit bunch is a potential source of glucose which can serve as a promising
raw material for production of ethanol. Ethanol production was investigated by using …

Steam explosion pretreatment of oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) using autocatalytic hydrolysis: A biorefinery approach

JDC Medina, A Woiciechowski, A Zandona Filho… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
The oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) are an attractive source of carbon for the production
of biochemical products, therefore, the aim of this work is to analyze the effect of the steam …

Empty fruit bunches from oil palm as a potential raw material for fuel ethanol production

D Piarpuzán, JA Quintero, CA Cardona - Biomass and bioenergy, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper the fuel ethanol production from empty fruit bunches was experimentally
evaluated using alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis for sugars release …

Pretreatment of empty fruit bunch from oil palm for fuel ethanol production and proposed biorefinery process

L Tan, Y Yu, X Li, J Zhao, Y Qu, YM Choo… - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the effects of some pretreatment processes to improve the enzymatic
hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) for ethanol production. The experimental …