Cover Image

Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges

Microwave (MW)heating offers numerous advantages over conventional heating. Its characteristics of fast internal heating, volumetric heating, and low energy consumption enable microwave torrefaction (MWT)of biomass to be performed. The purpose of this article is to review the current state of MWT of...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi, Hasan, Mohd. Faizal, Ani, Farid Nasir
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2019
Subjects:
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88847/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.151
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.utm.88847
record_format eprints
spelling my.utm.888472020-12-29T04:38:27Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88847/ Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi Hasan, Mohd. Faizal Ani, Farid Nasir TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Microwave (MW)heating offers numerous advantages over conventional heating. Its characteristics of fast internal heating, volumetric heating, and low energy consumption enable microwave torrefaction (MWT)of biomass to be performed. The purpose of this article is to review the current state of MWT of biomass. A brief explanation of MWT, including experimental setups and the effects of several important parameters, are reviewed and discussed. Potential future directions and challenges regarding MWT are also discussed. It is known that the MW power level, types of MW absorbers (catalyst), and particle size can significantly influence the performance of torrefied biomass in terms of energy and mass yields, mass loss, H/C and O/C ratios, fuel ratio, and high heating value. The effect of operating condition on products derived from MWT needs to be further investigated in order to make the technology feasible and reliable. Overall, MWT has the potential to serve as energy-efficient method to improve the performance of biomass. Elsevier Ltd. 2019-10-01 Article PeerReviewed Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi and Hasan, Mohd. Faizal and Ani, Farid Nasir (2019) Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges. Fuel, 253 . pp. 512-526. ISSN 0016-2361 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.151 DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.151
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
building UTM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
content_source UTM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://eprints.utm.my/
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi
Hasan, Mohd. Faizal
Ani, Farid Nasir
Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
description Microwave (MW)heating offers numerous advantages over conventional heating. Its characteristics of fast internal heating, volumetric heating, and low energy consumption enable microwave torrefaction (MWT)of biomass to be performed. The purpose of this article is to review the current state of MWT of biomass. A brief explanation of MWT, including experimental setups and the effects of several important parameters, are reviewed and discussed. Potential future directions and challenges regarding MWT are also discussed. It is known that the MW power level, types of MW absorbers (catalyst), and particle size can significantly influence the performance of torrefied biomass in terms of energy and mass yields, mass loss, H/C and O/C ratios, fuel ratio, and high heating value. The effect of operating condition on products derived from MWT needs to be further investigated in order to make the technology feasible and reliable. Overall, MWT has the potential to serve as energy-efficient method to improve the performance of biomass.
format Article
author Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi
Hasan, Mohd. Faizal
Ani, Farid Nasir
author_facet Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi
Hasan, Mohd. Faizal
Ani, Farid Nasir
author_sort Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi
title Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
title_short Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
title_full Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
title_fullStr Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
title_sort microwave torrefaction for viable fuel production: a review on theory, affecting factors, potential and challenges
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88847/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.151
_version_ 1687393630395826176
score 13.211869

Similar Items