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Sustainable Technologies for the Oil Palm Industry pp 3–31Cite as

Maximizing Valorisation Opportunities from Palm Biomass

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Malaysia is the second largest world palm oil producer. The oil palm industry has been the main contributor of biomasses to Malaysia. These biomasses can be turned into various value-added bio-based products that are in high demand, such as bioenergy, bio-agriculture, eco-products, and bio-chemicals. In this chapter, the availability of various palm biomasses in Malaysia, and its current industry practices were reviewed. The innovations involving the conversion of biomasses into value-added products were outlined. Challenges to unlock the potential of the underutilized biomasses are further discussed.

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    Albert Yuen Hong Law

  2. Center for Green Technologies/Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Broga Road, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

    Dominic C. Y. Foo

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Law, A.Y.H., Foo, D.C.Y. (2023). Maximizing Valorisation Opportunities from Palm Biomass. In: C.Y. Foo, D., Tun Abdul Aziz, M.K., Yusup, S. (eds) Sustainable Technologies for the Oil Palm Industry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4847-3_1

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