Cybulska, Iwona
[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE]
Brudecki, Grzegorz
[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE]
Schmidt, Jens Ejbye
[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE]
Tomsen, Mette H.
[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE]
alm tree trimmings represent primary landscaping residue in the United Arab Emirates, making it an easily accessible feedstock for bio-based products generation. This study examines organosolv treatment of the palm fronds as a method of delignification and fractionation of this lignocellulosic biomass. The results revealed that treating palm fronds with ethanol-water mixture at elevated temperature (200oC) results in up to 43% lignin recovery with no catalyst added. This corresponds to production of 13 g lignin per 100 g raw dry biomass. Over 90% glucan was found to be retained in the solid fiber fraction after the treatment, producing cellulose-rich pulp. Previous article in issue
| Bibliographic reference |
Cybulska, Iwona ; Brudecki, Grzegorz ; Schmidt, Jens Ejbye ; Tomsen, Mette H.. Organosolv Fractionation of Palm Tree Residues. In: Energy Procedia, Vol. 75, p. 742 – 747 (2015) |
| Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/214965 |
