Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass

In this study, we used the hydrolysis fermentation method to convert woody biomass, corn stove, sawdust and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) to bioethanol. The samples were first pretreated and hydrolyzed to obtain sugar. The sugar content were measured and recorded. Upon the addition of the yeast...

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Main Authors: Abu Saleh, Ahmed, Md. Saiful, Islam, Md. Ashraful, Hoque, Yogeswaran, Doraisingam
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author Abu Saleh, Ahmed
Md. Saiful, Islam
Md. Ashraful, Hoque
Yogeswaran, Doraisingam
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Md. Saiful, Islam
Md. Ashraful, Hoque
Yogeswaran, Doraisingam
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description In this study, we used the hydrolysis fermentation method to convert woody biomass, corn stove, sawdust and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) to bioethanol. The samples were first pretreated and hydrolyzed to obtain sugar. The sugar content were measured and recorded. Upon the addition of the yeast peptone dextrose (YPD) medium, the biomass solutions were fermented using conventional yeast and the ethanol obtained were measured and analyzed. The result shows that the OPEFB has the highest sugar content followed by the corn stove waste and finally the sawdust waste. The amount of ethanol obtained in the fermentation process was in line with the amount of mixed sugar content in the hydrolyzed solutions. The OPEFB exhibits the highest ethanol yield, followed by the corn stove waste, and finally the sawdust waste.
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spelling unimas-138512021-06-26T09:41:25Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13851/ Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Saiful, Islam Md. Ashraful, Hoque Yogeswaran, Doraisingam QD Chemistry In this study, we used the hydrolysis fermentation method to convert woody biomass, corn stove, sawdust and oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) to bioethanol. The samples were first pretreated and hydrolyzed to obtain sugar. The sugar content were measured and recorded. Upon the addition of the yeast peptone dextrose (YPD) medium, the biomass solutions were fermented using conventional yeast and the ethanol obtained were measured and analyzed. The result shows that the OPEFB has the highest sugar content followed by the corn stove waste and finally the sawdust waste. The amount of ethanol obtained in the fermentation process was in line with the amount of mixed sugar content in the hydrolyzed solutions. The OPEFB exhibits the highest ethanol yield, followed by the corn stove waste, and finally the sawdust waste. Scientific Online 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13851/1/Abu%20Saleh%20Ahmed.pdf Abu Saleh, Ahmed and Md. Saiful, Islam and Md. Ashraful, Hoque and Yogeswaran, Doraisingam (2014) Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass. Open Journal Of Renewable Energy And Sustainable Development, 1 (2). ISSN 2374-5363 DOI: 10.15764/RESD.2014.02001
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Abu Saleh, Ahmed
Md. Saiful, Islam
Md. Ashraful, Hoque
Yogeswaran, Doraisingam
Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass
title Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass
title_full Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass
title_fullStr Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass
title_full_unstemmed Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass
title_short Production of Bioethanol from Tropical Woody Biomass
title_sort production of bioethanol from tropical woody biomass
topic QD Chemistry
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13851/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13851/1/Abu%20Saleh%20Ahmed.pdf