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Chemical Constituents Of The Different Anatomical Parts Of The Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis) For Their Sustainable Utilization, S Saka, Mahendra Varman Munusamy M. Varman, M. Shibata, Y. Tono, H. Miyafuji
Chemical Constituents Of The Different Anatomical Parts Of The Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis) For Their Sustainable Utilization, S Saka, Mahendra Varman Munusamy M. Varman, M. Shibata, Y. Tono, H. Miyafuji
Mahendra Varman Munusamy (M. Varman)
As the worldwide production of palm oil (Elaeis guineensis) is increasing, concomitant wastes of unutilized parts of the oil palm are also increasing. Thus, effective utilization of these wastes is expected. In this paper, therefore, the chemical composition of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and other minor cell wall components was studied for six different anatomical parts of the oil palm such as trunk, frond, mesocarp, endocarp (shell), kernel cake and empty fruit bunch (EFB). As a result, it was shown that cellulose is in a range between 20-40wt% with hemicellulose being 10-35wt%, whereas lignin in a range between 23-52wt%. More in …