Chemical Conversion of the Oil Palm Wastes
The production of a 2-furaldehyde (furfural) from mesocarp fibre waste and oil palm sludge from a palm oil mill using protic acids was investigated. The effect of immersion of fibre in acid prior to heating was also studied. Production of furfural was completed in 3-4 hours when hydrochloric (HCI)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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1988
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2555/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2555/1/Chemical_Conversion_of_the_Oil_Palm_Wastes.pdf |