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Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes

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 res...

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Main Authors: Thuraiya, Thaim, Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid, Wan Muhamad Syafiq, Wan Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VGTU Press 2019
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QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27291/1/Torrefaction%20of%20oil%20palm%20fronds%20%28Opf%29%20as%20a%20potential.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27291/
https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2019.9315
https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2019.9315
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spelling my.ump.umpir.272912022-12-27T06:10:50Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27291/ Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes Thuraiya, Thaim Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid Wan Muhamad Syafiq, Wan Ismail QD Chemistry TP Chemical technology 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 atten¬tion 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. VGTU Press 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27291/1/Torrefaction%20of%20oil%20palm%20fronds%20%28Opf%29%20as%20a%20potential.pdf Thuraiya, Thaim and Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid and Wan Muhamad Syafiq, Wan Ismail (2019) Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 27 (2). pp. 64-71. ISSN 1648-6897 https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2019.9315 https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2019.9315
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang
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country Malaysia
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topic QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
Thuraiya, Thaim
Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid
Wan Muhamad Syafiq, Wan Ismail
Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
description 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 atten¬tion 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.
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author Thuraiya, Thaim
Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid
Wan Muhamad Syafiq, Wan Ismail
author_facet Thuraiya, Thaim
Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid
Wan Muhamad Syafiq, Wan Ismail
author_sort Thuraiya, Thaim
title Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
title_short Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
title_full Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
title_fullStr Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
title_full_unstemmed Torrefaction of oil palm fronds (OPF) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
title_sort torrefaction of oil palm fronds (opf) as a potential feedstock for energy production processes
publisher VGTU Press
publishDate 2019
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27291/1/Torrefaction%20of%20oil%20palm%20fronds%20%28Opf%29%20as%20a%20potential.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27291/
https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2019.9315
https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2019.9315
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