The Amazon Basin appears poised to experience rapid expansion of oil palm agriculture. Nearly half of Amazonia is suitable for oil palm cultivation, and Malaysian corporations are now moving aggressively into the region to establish new plantations. Strong economic incentives for a major Amazonian oil palm industry are likely, given growing global demands for edible oils, oil-based products, an...

The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineesis, is the source of palm oil, otherwise known as the "tropical golden oil". To date, Malaysia and Indonesia are the leading producers of palm oil. Palm oil is widely used for domestic cooking in Malaysia. Palm oil is a rich source of phytonutrients such as tocotrienols, tocopherol, carotene, phytosterols, squalene, coenzyme Q10, polyphenols, and phospholipids. ...

The high level of consumption cooking oil will have an impact on increasing the waste produced. Using needed purification, including through adsorption process using activated carbon. This research aimed to study ability palm kernel shell carbon (PKSAC-AC260) compared standard (DAC or Decolorized Activated Charcoal by Sigma-Aldrich) in refining at various concentrations results showed that type...

This study explored a simple preparation and characterization of the activated carbon cloth from palm kernel shell compared it to commercial-water-filter-carbon specification. A new pyrolysis chamber that is easily scaled up using itself as heat source was tested. Two different steps were compared: alkaline activation process performed before or after carbonation in palm-kernel-shell preparatio...

Abstract The influence of biomass cellulosic content on biochar nanopore structure and adsorption capacity in aqueous phase was scarcely reported. Commercial cellulose (100% cellulose), oil palm frond (39.5% kernel shell (20.5% cellulose) were pyrolyzed AT 630 °C, characterized tested for the iodine organic contaminants. external surface area average pore size increased with content, where comm...

Alcohol ethoxylates surfactants are produced via ethoxylation of fatty alcohol (FA) with ethylene oxide. The source of FA could be either palm kernel oil (PKO) or petrochemicals. The study aimed to compare the potential environmental impacts for PKO-derived FA (PKO-FA) and petrochemicals-derived FA (petro-FA). Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment has been performed for this purpose because it e...

This paper presents an experimental program on rapid chloride permeability test on lightweight concrete produced from oil palm clinker aggregates. Oil palm clinker is obtained from by-product of palm oil milling. Utilising oil palm clinker in concrete production not only solves the problem of disposing this solid waste but also help to converse natural resources. The parameter of investigation ...