Preliminary Studies on the Steam Explosion Pretreatment of the Oil Palm Stem

Steam explosion was found to be an effective method of improving the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose in the oil palm stem. The pretreatment also caused the degradation of hemicelluloses and Tendered them water-soluble. By aqueous extraction of the exploded material 23-31 % hemicelulosa with xylo...

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Main Authors: Mansor, Halimathon, Sudo, K., Ishihara, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1990
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2882/1/Preliminary_Studies_on_the_Steam_Explosion_Pretreatment.pdf