A review on natural fiber reinforced polymer composite for bullet proof and ballistic applications

NM Nurazzi, MRM Asyraf, A Khalina, N Abdullah… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Even though natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) have been widely used
in automotive and building industries, there is still a room to promote them to high-level …

Physical properties of thermoplastic starch derived from natural resources and its blends: A review

ZN Diyana, R Jumaidin, MZ Selamat, I Ghazali… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermoplastic starch composites have attracted significant attention due to the rise of
environmental pollutions induced by the use of synthetic petroleum-based polymer …

Greener pretreatment approaches for the valorisation of natural fibre biomass into bioproducts

MNF Norrrahim, MRM Huzaifah, MAA Farid… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The utilization of lignocellulosic biomass in various applications has a promising potential as
advanced technology progresses due to its renowned advantages as cheap and abundant …

Advanced bioprocessing strategies for biobutanol production from biomass

MF Ibrahim, SW Kim, S Abd-Aziz - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biobutanol production as a renewable and sustainable biofuel is gaining interest in
replacing non-renewable and depleting petrol fuel. In addition to its superior characteristics …

Improving methane yield of oil palm empty fruit bunches by wet oxidation pretreatment: Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion conditions and the associated …

JTE Lee, MU Khan, H Tian, AWL Ee, EY Lim… - Energy conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Palm oil production is a significant agricultural industry in the South East Asia region and the
empty fruit bunch by-product OPEFB is a lignocellulosic biomass left after palm oil recovery …

Cellulosic biobutanol by Clostridia: Challenges and improvements

MF Ibrahim, N Ramli, EK Bahrin, S Abd-Aziz - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
The gradual shift of transportation fuels from oil based fuels to alternative fuel resources and
worldwide demand for energy has been the impetus for research to produce alcohol biofuels …

Application of ligninolytic bacteria to the enhancement of lignocellulose breakdown and methane production from oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB)

I Nurika, EN Shabrina, N Azizah, S Suhartini… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is needed to reduce associated energy
costs. Lignin-degrading bacteria (Comamonas testosteroni, Agrobacterium sp …

Harnessing the potential of ligninolytic enzymes for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment

R Masran, Z Zanirun, EK Bahrin, MF Ibrahim… - Applied microbiology …, 2016 - Springer
Abundant lignocellulosic biomass from various industries provides a great potential
feedstock for the production of value-added products such as biofuel, animal feed, and …

Modification of oil palm mesocarp fiber characteristics using superheated steam treatment

NIAA Nordin, H Ariffin, Y Andou, MA Hassan, Y Shirai… - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
In this study, oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) was treated with superheated steam (SHS) in
order to modify its characteristics for biocomposite applications. Treatment was conducted at …

Ball milling pretreatment of oil palm biomass for enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis

MR Zakaria, S Fujimoto, S Hirata… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2014 - Springer
Oil palm biomass, namely empty fruit bunch and frond fiber, were pretreated using a
planetary ball mill. Particle sizes and crystallinity index values of the oil palm biomass were …