Pulp from oil palm fronds by chemical processes |
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| Institution: | 1. Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia;2. Integrated Pulp and Paper Center, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada G9A 5H7;1. Department of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;2. Department of Chemical Technologies, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Wood and Paper Science, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands (RIFR), Tehran, Iran;4. Department of Wood Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Wood and Paper Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences &Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran;1. Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering – LSRE, Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal;2. RAIZ – Paper and Forest Research Institute, Quinta de S. Francisco, Apartado 15, 3801-501 Eixo, Aveiro, Portugal;1. Biology Department, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada;2. Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 5E1, Canada;1. Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Department of Biological Functions and Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0196, Japan;3. Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;4. Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia;5. Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Chemical and BioEngineering Technology, Lot 1988 Vendor City Taboh Naning, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia;1. Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussien Onn, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia;4. Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management (IIESM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | To enhance the use of the abundant biomass generated by the palm oil industry in Malaysia a study was conducted in view of exploring the papermaking potential of this industrial byproduct. Fiber strands from the frond of oil palm trees were examined relative to their physical and chemical characteristics and their response to chemical pulping such as sulfite, soda-sulfite and soda processes. Morphologically, the frond fibers are comparable to those of hardwood. They contain high content of holocellulose but low in lignin. Chemical pulps of 45–50% yield produced either by soda-sulfite or soda process exhibit acceptable papermaking properties comparable to those of hardwood kraft pulps. The study showed that frond pulp might be used as a reinforcement component in newsprint production using softwood thermomechanical fibers. |
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