Pyrolysis of Palm Pressed Fibre (PPF) towards Maximizing Bio-Oil Yield in a Fixed-Bed Reactor

Abstract:

Increasing demand of fossils fuel for many purposes has cause for the limited sources which lead to the finding for new alternative energy based on biomass because of its sustainable properties. Palm-pressed fibre (PPF) is the biomass waste from palm oil processing which has use minimally for boiler to generate heat. The pyrolysis of PPF in a fixed-bed reactor has the potential as an alternative for its conversion into bio-oil, bio-char and gas. The characterization of PPF where involves elemental analysis, proximate analysis, calorific analysis and component analysis. The pyrolysis of the PPF was performed in the fixed-bed reactor at temperature between 300 - 700 °C and heating rate in the range of 10-70 °C/min with constant flow of nitrogen at 100 cm³/min and 30 minutes hold time.The highest bio-oil yield produced was 44.98% at optimum temperature 500°C and heating rate 30°C/min. By analysis the bio-oil using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), it was found to contains alkenes, ketones, polymeric hydroxyl compound, carboxylic acid, aldehyde and water.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 695)
• Pages: 239-242
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.695.239
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: K. Azduwin*, Mohd Jamir Mohd Ridzuan, A.R. Mohamed, S.M. Hafis
• Keywords: Bio-Oil, Fixed-Bed Reactor, Palm Pressed Fibre (PPF), Pyrolysis, Renewable Energy

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