There is increasing interest in the use of biomass as a renewable energy source because of increasing oil prices and the effect of fossil fuel burning on climate change [1]. However, use of sugarcane,plant starches, and plant oils as energy sources can inflate the prices of agricultural commodities. Thus, there are many advantages of using lignocellulosic materials, inedible biomass that is not a food source [2e5]. Empty palm fruit bunches (EFB) are a potential source of lignocellulosic materials because they are a readily available and low-cost residual by-product of the palm oil industry that consist of about 39.5% cellulose, 17.3% hemicellulose, 28.8% lignin, 10.3% extractives, and 3.8% ash [6].