The sugar palm fiber (SPF) was collected at Jempol, Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia. All of the fibers were grind and screened using Fritsch pulverisette mill to obtain 2 mm fiber size. For the extraction of sugar palm starch (SPS), firstly, the woody fibers and starch powder was obtained from the interior part of the trunk (see Fig. 9.13). Then, this mixture (woody fibers and starch powder) was carried out for washing process to obtain the starch. Then starch was kept in an open air for a mo­ment and dried in an air circulating oven at 120°C for 24 hrs.

FIGURE 9.13