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Date Palm Tree Waste Recycling: Treatment and Processing for Potential Engineering Applications

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  • Ali Faiad

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia)

  • Muath Alsmari

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohamed L. Bouazizi

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia)

  • Bandar Alzahrani

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia)

  • Hussien Alrobei

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Date palm, the most important tree in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, produces a huge amount of waste yearly in the form of fibrous materials, dried fruits, and seeds. Such waste is a great source of excellent degradable biomass that can be used in numerous applications as natural fiber composites, active carbon precursors, and even nano-featured sheets. That rich resource is yearly burned on date palm farms due to the lack of effective processing strategies. This review offers a scientific evaluation for date palm waste in terms of specifications and applications, and it proposes pre-treatment processes to produce fibrous and powder raw materials to be used in some engineering and industrial applications. Additionally, some possible advanced industrial applications, such as active carbon and natural fiber composites, will be discussed and reviewed.

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  • Ali Faiad & Muath Alsmari & Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed & Mohamed L. Bouazizi & Bandar Alzahrani & Hussien Alrobei, 2022. "Date Palm Tree Waste Recycling: Treatment and Processing for Potential Engineering Applications," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-21, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1134-:d:728604
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