TORREFACTION OF OIL PALM FRONDS (OPF) AS A POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION PROCESSES
| Autor: | Wan Muhamad Syafiq Wan Ismail, Thuraiya Thaim, Ruwaida Abdul Rasid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Environmental Engineering 0211 other engineering and technologies Biomass 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Raw material 01 natural sciences oil palm frond (OPF) Coal 021108 energy Van Krevelen diagram 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation biomass business.industry TA170-171 Pulp and paper industry Torrefaction renewable energy Renewable energy torrefaction waste management technology Environmental science Heat of combustion business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management; Vol 27 No 2 (2019); 64-71 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, Vol 27, Iss 2 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1822-4199 1648-6897 |
| Popis: | Oil palm fronds (OPF) and trunks contribute the highest biomass availability compared with other oil palm wastes. At the moment, they are usually left on the ground around the plantation area to decompose naturally and fertilize the soil. Previous researchers have focused on torrefaction of wood residues and other agricultural biomass with less attention has been paid to the utilization of Malaysia’s biomass such as OPF. Therefore, in this study, torrefaction of OPF was conducted in a tubular reactor at temperatures between 200 and 300 °C and residence time of 30 min. The results reveal an improved heating value as the temperature was increased, from 16.81 to 20.32 MJ/kg after the torrefaction process. The van Krevelen diagram also proved that torrefaction OPF could be classified as an intermediate, between raw OPF and coal. This proves the potential of OPF as one of the alternative feedstocks for energy production process through torrefaction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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