TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bioconversion of Oil Palm Frond to Reducing Sugar in Solid State Fermentation By Applying Water-Fed Strategy
AU - Azrimi Umor, Noor AU - Azmi, Musfirah AU - Ashiqin Jamroo, Noor AU - Khalil, Khalilah AU - Anuar Fauaad Syed Muhammad, Syed AU - Azmi Nik Mahmood, Nik 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 9
SP  - 1916
EP  - 1920
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2016.1916.1920
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.1916.1920
KW  - Oil palm frond
KW  -solid state fermentation
KW  -moistureproduction
KW  -reducing
AB  - Tones of Oil Palm Frond (OPF) waste from oil palm industries may affects the environment when released without proper treatment. Conversion of oil palm frond fiber into reducing sugar in the Solid State Fermentation (SSF) using <I>Aspergillus fumigatus</I> culture provide alternative for usage of these biomass. In this study, effect of the particle size of oil palm frond fiber and moisture content to the production of reducing sugar in SSF were investigated. Two particle size of OPF used are 100 and 250 &#956;m while moiture level was set at 60, 70 and 80% (w/v). The fermentation process was carried out for 10 days. Effect of moisture was further analyzed by applying water-fed strategy. All fermentation using water-fed strategy yielded higher production of sugar than compared to others. Pmax of 4.446 g L<SUP>–1</SUP> was achieved at 70% moisture level using 250 &#956;m OPF while maximum Y<SUB>p/s</SUB> achieved was 0.442 (g g<SUP>–1</SUP>) in 80% moisture level using 250 &#956;m OPF . Statistical analysis showed both particle size of oil palm frond fiber, 100 and 250 &#956;m has no significant different towards production of reducing sugar in SSF by <I>Aspergillus fumigatus</I>. Statistically, moisture content of fiber does not significantly affect the production of reducing sugar but using water-fed strategy does gives significant difference. Sufficient moisture in SSF had increased the efficiency of fungus enzymatic system due to water holding capacity of substrate improved. Analysis two-way ANOVA suggest that presence of water fed has significant different towards production of reducing sugar in SSF and result in higher production of reducing sugar.
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