Publication:
Characterization and Absorption Test of Cellulose from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Potential Use in Oil Spill Clean-Up

Simple item page
dc.citedby0
dc.contributor.authorAfandi N.F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTan A.W.-Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMariappan P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMahalingam S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorManap A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57189231851en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56177750900en_US
dc.contributor.authorid58985653200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55434075500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57200642155en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T07:47:19Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T07:47:19Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractEmpty fruit bunch (EFB) is among the major agricultural waste from the oil palm industry, but its cellulose extract has the potential to clean up hazardous and large-scale oil spills. This research aims to extract cellulose from the oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and study the water absorption rate of the cellulose. First, extraction processes were conducted using 15% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and 10% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Then, the morphology of empty fruit bunch fiber, crystalline index, and phase identification was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-Ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The extracted cellulose was found to have a smaller diameter (8?50��m). Alkaline treatment assisted in the removal of hemicellulose, while bleaching aided in the removal of lignin and discoloration. As a result, the extracted cellulose showed a high crystalline index of 30.67%. Moreover, the water absorption rate of the extracted cellulose is calculated, and the maximum water absorption rate of the extracted cellulose was recorded at 269.50%. Hence, this research provides an efficient method for extracting cellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and the highest yield of water absorption from the extracted cellulose, primarily used as aerogel in oil spill cleaning. ? The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-99-9833-3_19
dc.identifier.epage280
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85190364283
dc.identifier.spage271
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85190364283&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-99-9833-3_19&partnerID=40&md5=daa78a675ff0fae2ae3da7ba3d31585e
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/37085
dc.identifier.volume1142
dc.pagecount9
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbHen_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
dc.subjectAerogels
dc.subjectExtraction
dc.subjectFruits
dc.subjectScanning Electron Microscopy
dc.subjectSodium Hydroxide
dc.subjectWater Absorption
dc.subjectAerogels
dc.subjectAgricultural wastes
dc.subjectExtraction
dc.subjectFruits
dc.subjectOil spills
dc.subjectPalm oil
dc.subjectScanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectSodium hydroxide
dc.subjectWater absorption
dc.subjectAbsorption rates
dc.subjectAbsorption tests
dc.subjectCharacterization tests
dc.subjectCrystalline index
dc.subjectCrystalline phasis
dc.subjectEmpty fruit bunches
dc.subjectExtraction process
dc.subjectLarge-scales
dc.subjectOil palm
dc.subjectWater absorption rates
dc.subjectCellulose
dc.titleCharacterization and Absorption Test of Cellulose from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Potential Use in Oil Spill Clean-Upen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
Files
Collections
SCOPUS