Utilization of Ligninolityc Enzyme in Biobleaching of Pulp from Empty Fruit Bunches of Oil Palm

Authors

  • Happy Widiastuti Indonesian Biotechnology Research Institute for Estate Crops
  • Suharyanto Indonesian Biotechnology Research Institute for Estate Crops
  • Siswanto Indonesian Biotechnology Research Institute for Estate Crops

Keywords:

biobleaching, pulp-EFBOP, paper of newspaper

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the possibility of using white rot fungi  in bleaching of pulp from empty fruit bunches of oil palm (EFBOP) in laboratory scale. Bleaching of EFBOP-pulp was done by inoculating Omphalina sp. and Pleurotus ostreatus or their ligninolityc enzyme and incubated for 20 days. The results showed that the opacity of the paper obtained from EFBOP qualify as newspaper. However the physical properties of paper sheets such as tensile index, water absorption, formation, and the degree of white is not yet qualify as a newspaper based on ISO standards. The use of enzyme (100%) for EFBOP bleaching process produces sheets of paper that was not fullfil standard of newsprint. It seem likely that a combination between chemical and biological processes still to be considered for the manufacturing of paper from EFBOP.

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Published

2011-10-31

How to Cite

Widiastuti, H. ., Suharyanto, & Siswanto. (2011). Utilization of Ligninolityc Enzyme in Biobleaching of Pulp from Empty Fruit Bunches of Oil Palm. Proceeding ICBB (The International Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology), 1(1), A22-A27. Retrieved from https://sunankalijaga.org/prosiding/index.php/icbb/article/view/148

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