Fermentation of Oil Palm Frond Juice for Solvent production Using Clostridium acetobutylicum (ATCC4259)

Abundant sources of palm oil based biomass provide an impetus for the sustainable generation of biofuel. Biomass such as palm oil agro-plantation waste are emerging as a promising sources of renewable liquid fuels, hence, in order to investigate the potentials of using oil palm frond juice (OPF) as feedstock for solvent production ,nutrient and sugar contents analysis was examined. A total solvent of 8.41g/L and 8.61g/Land acids of 3.76g/L and 3.41g/L at pH 6.0 and 6.3 were obtained at initial glucose concentration of 42 g/L. In general, clostridium acetobutylicum (ATCC4259) strain was capable of converting sugar in OPF Juice to solvent and acids. The result showed that direct utilization of OPF Juice provide advantages over traditional pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis .Thus, OPF juice has a great potential for solvent production.