Extraction of fibres from oil palm empty fruit bunches
A study was conducted to determine the methods for extracting fibre from oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB). Fibre extraction was attempted initially in a combing machine used for extracting fibres.
A study was conducted to determine the methods for extracting fibre from oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB). Fibre extraction was attempted initially in a combing machine used for extracting fibres. Individual EFB were fed to the machine by holding the EFB stalk. The bunches were subjected to combing action by the nails on the rotating drum of the extracting machine.
PROPERTIES OF MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD FROM OIL PALM
PROPERTIES OF MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD FROM OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FIBRE an annual production of about 3 million tonnes (dry weight) (Husin et al., 1985). EFB is the residual bunch after removal of the fruits; it constitutes 20% to 22% of the weight of the fresh fruit bunches. On average, fresh EFB from the mill contains
Eco-Friendly Extraction and Characterization of Cellulose from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Article (Available) in Bioresources 8(2):2161-2172 · March 2013 with 381 Reads How we measure 'reads'
The physicochemical characteristics of residual oil
"The physicochemical characteristics of residual oil and fibers from oil palm empty fruit bunches," BioRes. 10(1), 14-29. Abstract Abundant oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) generated from the palm oil mill industry create huge problems for the environment and the palm oil mill itself.
preparation of cellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunches via ethanol digestion: effect of acid and alkali catalysts * malaysian palm oil board, p.o. box 10620, 50720 kuala lumpur, malaysia. astimar abdul aziz*; mohamad husin* and anis mokhtar* abstract
Oil palm empty fruit bunch fibres as sustainable acoustic
The empty fruit bunch is the by-product of the steam sterilisation process where the oil palm fruits are separated from the fresh fruit bunches. The fibres can be obtained from the empty fruit bunch through retting process. The available retting processes to extract the fibres are mechanical retting or hammering, chemical retting, steam or vapour retting and water or microbial retting
sample size required to extract oil in the laboratory is very large and as such is not practical. TABLE 1. SOURCES OF OIL LOOSES IN A PALM OIL MILL (% to fresh fruit bunch) Source of oil losses Desired values Typical range Steriliser condensate Empty fruit bunches Press cake fibre Nuts Separator sludge Spillage in the mill 0.10 0.40 0.37 0.08 0
Oil palm fiber (OPF) and its composites: A review
Various methods to improve compatibility of the fiber and polymeric matrix and its effect on properties of fibers and resulting composites are also discussed. The term oil palm fiber is used in place of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber throughout this paper for convenience. 2. Oil palm fiber 2.1. Extraction
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and rubber trees are industrial crops that can be cultivated in the same regions of the tropics. During palm oil and kernel oil extraction, a large amount of residual biomass is generated in the form of empty fruit bunches and hulls (Law et al. 2007).