Abstract

Elaeis guineensis is an alternative source of raw materials for renewable energy in Malaysia. Thus, to enhance the use of the abundant biomass generated by the oil palm industry in Malaysia, a study was conducted in view of exploring the chemical composition such as sugar potential of this industrial byproduct. In this context, oil palm trunks were separated into individual cell that are parenchyma and vascular bundle to investigate the fundamental research about oil palm trunk. The aim of this study was to examine the chemical composition of parenchyma and vascular bundle of oil palm trunk. The oil palm trunk was kept under shade at room temperature of 28–30°C for 0, 45, and 60 days. The chemical composition analysis was carried out according to TAPPI methods. Based on storage time and different part of oil palm trunk, the result has shown that the sugar content was higher in parenchyma compared to vascular bundle and increase at the storage time of 0, 45, and 60 days while amount of starch showed decrease at the same storage time. It shows that conversion or fermentation of starch to sugar occur in oil palm trunk during storage times of 0, 45, and 60 days, respectively.

Highlights

  • Oil palm tree is one of the perennial oil crops that generate economic growth in Malaysia

  • The aim of this study was to examine the chemical composition of parenchyma and vascular bundle of oil palm trunk that were separated based on storage time [11]

  • It is due to the starch of the oil palm trunk is stored inside the parenchyma cells of the coarse vascular bundles, which contain a high percentage of lignin

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Summary

Introduction

Oil palm tree is one of the perennial oil crops that generate economic growth in Malaysia It belongs in the species Elaeis guineensis under Palmacea family that comes from the tropical forests of West Africa. Palm oil production has almost doubled in the past decade It is produced in 42 countries around the world at about 27 million hectares [1]. From the previous study [1, 6], found that the sugar content in the sap of felled palm trunks increased during storage after logging. The physical, morphological properties and chemical compositions of individual cell of oil palm trunk such as parenchyma and vascular bundle have not been well studied [10]. The aim of this study was to examine the chemical composition of parenchyma and vascular bundle of oil palm trunk that were separated based on storage time [11]. The outcome of this study forms the basis in realization of the full potential of the chemical compositions and it can guide us for particular applications and uses

Overview of Elaeis guineensis
Botanical description of Elaeis guineensis
Parenchyma and vascular bundle from Elaeis guineensis
Utilization of biomass Elaeis guineensis to renewable energy
Chemical composition of Elaeis guineensis
Sugar content of parenchyma and vascular bundle at different part of oil palm trunk by HLPC
Starch analysis of parenchyma and vascular bundle of oil palm trunk
Conclusions
Findings
Conflict of interest
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