Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement

The presence of inhibitory components, especially lignin and weak acids in oil palm frond juice medium detrimentally affects bacterial cellulose production yield. This study investigated a two-stage pre-treatment and dilution strategy to enhance the suitability of oil palm frond juice. Pre-treatment...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Shahril, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Jamari, Saidatul Shima, Sy Mohamad, Sharifah Fathiyah
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author Mohamad, Shahril
Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Jamari, Saidatul Shima
Sy Mohamad, Sharifah Fathiyah
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Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Jamari, Saidatul Shima
Sy Mohamad, Sharifah Fathiyah
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description The presence of inhibitory components, especially lignin and weak acids in oil palm frond juice medium detrimentally affects bacterial cellulose production yield. This study investigated a two-stage pre-treatment and dilution strategy to enhance the suitability of oil palm frond juice. Pre-treatments for lignin removal included alkaline precipitation with 0.025 M sodium hydroxide, which reduced the lignin content by 73.5 %, and activated carbon adsorption at 6 % w/v, which achieve over 95.1 % lignin removal. Additional treatment procedure using dilution factors effectively mitigated the adverse effects of both pretreatment, including chemical residues, pH instability, and volume loss. Bacterial cellulose production in pre-treated oil palm frond juice with 40 % water dilution yielded at 2.35 g/L from alkaline pretreated medium and 2.57 g/L from activated carbon adsorption pretreated medium, representing a 7.0-fold and 3.6-fold increase over undiluted and untreated samples, respectively. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of lignin removal using alkaline precipitation or activated carbon adsorption with a dilution factor significantly improves the viability of oil palm frond juice as a high-yield bacterial cellulose production medium.
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spelling upm-1176922025-06-11T02:36:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117692/ Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement Mohamad, Shahril Abdullah, Luqman Chuah Jamari, Saidatul Shima Sy Mohamad, Sharifah Fathiyah The presence of inhibitory components, especially lignin and weak acids in oil palm frond juice medium detrimentally affects bacterial cellulose production yield. This study investigated a two-stage pre-treatment and dilution strategy to enhance the suitability of oil palm frond juice. Pre-treatments for lignin removal included alkaline precipitation with 0.025 M sodium hydroxide, which reduced the lignin content by 73.5 %, and activated carbon adsorption at 6 % w/v, which achieve over 95.1 % lignin removal. Additional treatment procedure using dilution factors effectively mitigated the adverse effects of both pretreatment, including chemical residues, pH instability, and volume loss. Bacterial cellulose production in pre-treated oil palm frond juice with 40 % water dilution yielded at 2.35 g/L from alkaline pretreated medium and 2.57 g/L from activated carbon adsorption pretreated medium, representing a 7.0-fold and 3.6-fold increase over undiluted and untreated samples, respectively. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of lignin removal using alkaline precipitation or activated carbon adsorption with a dilution factor significantly improves the viability of oil palm frond juice as a high-yield bacterial cellulose production medium. Elsevier 2025-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117692/1/117692.pdf Mohamad, Shahril and Abdullah, Luqman Chuah and Jamari, Saidatul Shima and Sy Mohamad, Sharifah Fathiyah (2025) Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 311 (pt.3). art. no. 143744. pp. 1-11. ISSN 0141-8130; eISSN: 1879-0003 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0141813025042965 Chemical engineering - Research Biomass conversion - Research 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.143744
spellingShingle Chemical engineering - Research
Biomass conversion - Research
Mohamad, Shahril
Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Jamari, Saidatul Shima
Sy Mohamad, Sharifah Fathiyah
Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
title Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
title_full Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
title_fullStr Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
title_full_unstemmed Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
title_short Remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
title_sort remediation of the oil palm frond juice base medium via efficient pretreatment and dilution factor strategy for bacterial cellulose production yield enhancement
topic Chemical engineering - Research
Biomass conversion - Research
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