Open AccessHydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch using rotating microwave reactor
Author(s) -
Maya Sarah,
Adzhani Fajrina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/801/1/012061
Subject(s) - hydrolysis , sulfuric acid , microwave , palm oil , catalysis , chemistry , microwave power , nuclear chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , food science , physics , quantum mechanics
This study using microwave application as a heat source to facilitate the conversion of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) into glucose by hydrolysis process. The hydrolysis process using sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) as a catalyst at a various concentration (0 and 0.25 N) and level of microwave power (100 and 300 W). The glucose concentration is measured by the DNS method using UV-VIS spectrophotometric. The best glucose concentration is 23.038 ppm at 60 minutes, 0.25 N H 2 SO 4 , and the level of microwave power is 300 W.