Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources

The objective of this study was to investigate the moisture content (MC), density, and amount of extractives along the height of a 32-year-old oil palm stem. The extractives were removed following TAPPI standards T-207 and T-280 for water solubility and acetone extractives. The results showed that t...

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Main Authors: A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Karimi, Alinaghi, Bakar, Edi Suhaimi, Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar, Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
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author A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer
Md. Tahir, Paridah
Karimi, Alinaghi
Bakar, Edi Suhaimi
Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong
author_facet A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer
Md. Tahir, Paridah
Karimi, Alinaghi
Bakar, Edi Suhaimi
Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong
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description The objective of this study was to investigate the moisture content (MC), density, and amount of extractives along the height of a 32-year-old oil palm stem. The extractives were removed following TAPPI standards T-207 and T-280 for water solubility and acetone extractives. The results showed that the MC of the palm stem increased from the outer towards the inner section, while the density decreased. Along the tree height, the MC was found to increase from the bottom to the middle part, but slightly decreased towards the top. An inverse trend was obtained for the density distribution along the tree height. The results of the extractive separation showed that the middle and center sections of the oil palm stem contained the highest amount of extractives irrespective of the types of solvent. The highest amount of extractives was obtained from hot water extraction, followed by cold water and acetone extractions. The lowest amount of extractives was located at the bottom outer section of the oil palm stem which ranging from 2.0 to 9.2%, whereas the middle and center sections contained a greater amount of extractives ranged from 4.6 to 32.8% regardless of the type of solvent used.
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spelling upm-291312016-04-25T02:47:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29131/ Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer Md. Tahir, Paridah Karimi, Alinaghi Bakar, Edi Suhaimi Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong The objective of this study was to investigate the moisture content (MC), density, and amount of extractives along the height of a 32-year-old oil palm stem. The extractives were removed following TAPPI standards T-207 and T-280 for water solubility and acetone extractives. The results showed that the MC of the palm stem increased from the outer towards the inner section, while the density decreased. Along the tree height, the MC was found to increase from the bottom to the middle part, but slightly decreased towards the top. An inverse trend was obtained for the density distribution along the tree height. The results of the extractive separation showed that the middle and center sections of the oil palm stem contained the highest amount of extractives irrespective of the types of solvent. The highest amount of extractives was obtained from hot water extraction, followed by cold water and acetone extractions. The lowest amount of extractives was located at the bottom outer section of the oil palm stem which ranging from 2.0 to 9.2%, whereas the middle and center sections contained a greater amount of extractives ranged from 4.6 to 32.8% regardless of the type of solvent used. Taylor & Francis 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29131/1/29131.pdf A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer and Md. Tahir, Paridah and Karimi, Alinaghi and Bakar, Edi Suhaimi and Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar and Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong (2013) Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 8 (2). pp. 119-128. ISSN 1748-0272; ESSN: 1748-0280 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17480272.2012.701666 10.1080/17480272.2012.701666
spellingShingle A. Bakar, Balkis Fatomer
Md. Tahir, Paridah
Karimi, Alinaghi
Bakar, Edi Suhaimi
Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar
Choo, Adrian Cheng Yong
Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
title Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
title_full Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
title_fullStr Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
title_full_unstemmed Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
title_short Evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
title_sort evaluations of some physical properties for oil palm as alternative biomass resources
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