Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm

This research aims to determine the impact of pretreatment on empty fruit bunches (EFB) of palm oil fibers before the pulping process on the quality of the molded pulp produced. The study includes EFB fiber pretreatment processes, pulp production, pulp molding, physical characteristic analysis, and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: ROSLIANA LUBIS, RIYANTO RIYANTO, SAISA SAISA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Syiah Kuala, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science 2024-07-01
Series:Jurnal Natural
Subjects:
Online Access:https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/natural/article/view/37444
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849713293362462720
author ROSLIANA LUBIS
RIYANTO RIYANTO
SAISA SAISA
author_facet ROSLIANA LUBIS
RIYANTO RIYANTO
SAISA SAISA
author_sort ROSLIANA LUBIS
collection DOAJ
description This research aims to determine the impact of pretreatment on empty fruit bunches (EFB) of palm oil fibers before the pulping process on the quality of the molded pulp produced. The study includes EFB fiber pretreatment processes, pulp production, pulp molding, physical characteristic analysis, and molded pulp performance evaluation. The pulp production process involves acid-base hydrolysis reactions. The produced molded pulp is done manually. Characterization of the molded pulp includes measurements of paper grammage, thickness, density, and moisture content. The characteristics of pulp produced from pretreated EFB fibers are as follows: an average grammage value of 415.48 g/m², paper thickness of 1.53 mm, water absorption capacity of 13.33-33.33%, density of paper of 0,026 x 106 - 0,027 x 106 g/m3, and a smooth surface morphology. Meanwhile, the characteristics of pulp produced from without pretreatment EFB fibers include an average grammage value of 372.18 g/m², paper thickness of 0.77 mm, water absorption capacity of 20.34-43.21%, density of paper of 0,004 x 106 - 0,008 x 106 g/m3, and a rough surface morphology due to pores on the fiber surface.
format Article
id doaj-art-5797e453912640fc97aaf0df403a8c9b
institution DOAJ
issn 1411-8513
2541-4062
language English
publishDate 2024-07-01
publisher Universitas Syiah Kuala, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science
record_format Article
series Jurnal Natural
spelling doaj-art-5797e453912640fc97aaf0df403a8c9b2025-08-20T03:14:00ZengUniversitas Syiah Kuala, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural ScienceJurnal Natural1411-85132541-40622024-07-0124210711410.24815/jn.v24i2.3744418501Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palmROSLIANA LUBIS0RIYANTO RIYANTO1SAISA SAISA2Department of Sains dan Teknologi, Universitas Medan Area, Sumatera UtaraDepartment of Sains dan Teknologi, Universitas Medan Area, Sumatera UtaraDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Serambi MekkahThis research aims to determine the impact of pretreatment on empty fruit bunches (EFB) of palm oil fibers before the pulping process on the quality of the molded pulp produced. The study includes EFB fiber pretreatment processes, pulp production, pulp molding, physical characteristic analysis, and molded pulp performance evaluation. The pulp production process involves acid-base hydrolysis reactions. The produced molded pulp is done manually. Characterization of the molded pulp includes measurements of paper grammage, thickness, density, and moisture content. The characteristics of pulp produced from pretreated EFB fibers are as follows: an average grammage value of 415.48 g/m², paper thickness of 1.53 mm, water absorption capacity of 13.33-33.33%, density of paper of 0,026 x 106 - 0,027 x 106 g/m3, and a smooth surface morphology. Meanwhile, the characteristics of pulp produced from without pretreatment EFB fibers include an average grammage value of 372.18 g/m², paper thickness of 0.77 mm, water absorption capacity of 20.34-43.21%, density of paper of 0,004 x 106 - 0,008 x 106 g/m3, and a rough surface morphology due to pores on the fiber surface.https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/natural/article/view/37444pulpmolded pulpnon-woodempty palm oil bunchespackaging
spellingShingle ROSLIANA LUBIS
RIYANTO RIYANTO
SAISA SAISA
Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
Jurnal Natural
pulp
molded pulp
non-wood
empty palm oil bunches
packaging
title Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
title_full Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
title_fullStr Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
title_short Preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
title_sort preparation and characterization of physical properties of molded pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm
topic pulp
molded pulp
non-wood
empty palm oil bunches
packaging
url https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/natural/article/view/37444
work_keys_str_mv AT roslianalubis preparationandcharacterizationofphysicalpropertiesofmoldedpulpfromemptyfruitbunchesofoilpalm
AT riyantoriyanto preparationandcharacterizationofphysicalpropertiesofmoldedpulpfromemptyfruitbunchesofoilpalm
AT saisasaisa preparationandcharacterizationofphysicalpropertiesofmoldedpulpfromemptyfruitbunchesofoilpalm