Biotechnological production of xylitol from oil palm empty fruit bunch, a lignocellulosic waste
Palm oil mills in Malaysia generate approximately 15 million tons of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) annually during processing of palm oil from fresh fruit bunch. This OPEFB fiber is a lignocellulosic waste which is renewable and contain high amount of xylan (approximately 24%), a polymer made...
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| Format: | Book Section |
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/42752/1/pENV08.pdf |