Potency Of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (Opefb) In The Medical Field

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10.2991/smichs-17.2017.59How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cellulose, Medical field, Oil palm empty fruit bunches

Abstract

Objective: The research aims at explaining the potency of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) as a material in the medical field Technology or method: This study used a method of literature review of some previous research on the utilization of oil palm empty fruit bunches. Furthermore, the results of previous studies were analyzed and compared to obtain the appropriate method for maximum cellulose isolation results. Results: OPEFB still contains 44,4% cellulose, 30,9% hemicellulose and 14,2% lignin. The content of cellulose is big enough to make OPEFB have the potential to be utilized as a product in the medical field. In the medical field, cellulose can be applied as a coating material on medicines, blood coagulants, facilitators in regeneration of injured cellular tissue, addictive to pharmaceutical products, supporting materials on immobilization of enzymes, artificial kidney membranes and tissue implantation materials. Conclusion: Oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) has the potential to be utilized as a product in the medical field.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Nur Hidayah
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TI  - Potency Of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (Opefb) In The Medical Field
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Sari Mulia International Conference on Health and Sciences 2017 (SMICHS 2017)
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