Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production

Various renewable energy technologies are under considerable interest due to the projected depletion of our primary sources of energy and global warming associated with their utilizations. One of the alternatives under focus is renewable fuels produced from agricultural wastes. Malaysia, being one o...

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Main Authors:	Yusup, Suzana, Ahmad, Murni Melati, Uemura, Yoshimitsu, Ali, Razol Mahari, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Mohamad, Mas Fatiha, Lay, Sean Lim
Other Authors:	Zheng, Fang
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English English English
Published:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Subjects:	TP155 Chemical engineering TP248.13 Biotechnology TP315 Fuel
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/1/10.1007_978-3-642-32735-3_17.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/4/Pretreatment_Techniques_Biofuels_New_Image.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/5/table__of_content.pdf

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spelling	iium-296082014-09-10T02:04:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/ Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production Yusup, Suzana Ahmad, Murni Melati Uemura, Yoshimitsu Ali, Razol Mahari Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Mohamad, Mas Fatiha Lay, Sean Lim TP155 Chemical engineering TP248.13 Biotechnology TP315 Fuel Various renewable energy technologies are under considerable interest due to the projected depletion of our primary sources of energy and global warming associated with their utilizations. One of the alternatives under focus is renewable fuels produced from agricultural wastes. Malaysia, being one of the largest producers of palm oil, generates abundant agricultural wastes such as fibers, shells, fronds, and trunks with the potential to be converted to biofuels. However, prior to conversion of these materials to useful products, pre-treatment of biomass is essential as it influences the energy utilization in the conversion process and feedstock quality. This chapter focuses on pre-treatment technology of palm-based agriculture waste prior to conversion to solid, liquid, and gas fuel. Pre-treatment methods can be classified into physical, thermal, biological, and chemicals or any combination of these methods. Selecting the most suitable pre-treatment method could be very challenging due to complexities of biomass properties. Physical treatment involves grinding and sieving of biomass into various particle sizes whereas thermal treatment consists of pyrolysis and torrefaction processes. Additionally biological and chemical treatment using enzymes and chemicals to derive lignin from biomass are also discussed. Springer Berlin Heidelberg Zheng, Fang 2013 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/1/10.1007_978-3-642-32735-3_17.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/4/Pretreatment_Techniques_Biofuels_New_Image.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29608/5/table__of_content.pdf Yusup, Suzana and Ahmad, Murni Melati and Uemura, Yoshimitsu and Ali, Razol Mahari and Azmi, Azlin Suhaida and Mohamad, Mas Fatiha and Lay, Sean Lim (2013) Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production. In: Pretreatment Techniques for Biofuels and Biorefineries. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Germany, pp. 393-416. ISBN 978-3-642-32734-6 (Print) 978-3-642-32735-3 (Online) http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-32735-3_17?no-access=true
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spellingShingle	TP155 Chemical engineering TP248.13 Biotechnology TP315 Fuel Yusup, Suzana Ahmad, Murni Melati Uemura, Yoshimitsu Ali, Razol Mahari Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Mohamad, Mas Fatiha Lay, Sean Lim Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
description	Various renewable energy technologies are under considerable interest due to the projected depletion of our primary sources of energy and global warming associated with their utilizations. One of the alternatives under focus is renewable fuels produced from agricultural wastes. Malaysia, being one of the largest producers of palm oil, generates abundant agricultural wastes such as fibers, shells, fronds, and trunks with the potential to be converted to biofuels. However, prior to conversion of these materials to useful products, pre-treatment of biomass is essential as it influences the energy utilization in the conversion process and feedstock quality. This chapter focuses on pre-treatment technology of palm-based agriculture waste prior to conversion to solid, liquid, and gas fuel. Pre-treatment methods can be classified into physical, thermal, biological, and chemicals or any combination of these methods. Selecting the most suitable pre-treatment method could be very challenging due to complexities of biomass properties. Physical treatment involves grinding and sieving of biomass into various particle sizes whereas thermal treatment consists of pyrolysis and torrefaction processes. Additionally biological and chemical treatment using enzymes and chemicals to derive lignin from biomass are also discussed.
author2	Zheng, Fang
author_facet	Zheng, Fang Yusup, Suzana Ahmad, Murni Melati Uemura, Yoshimitsu Ali, Razol Mahari Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Mohamad, Mas Fatiha Lay, Sean Lim
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author	Yusup, Suzana Ahmad, Murni Melati Uemura, Yoshimitsu Ali, Razol Mahari Azmi, Azlin Suhaida Mohamad, Mas Fatiha Lay, Sean Lim
author_sort	Yusup, Suzana
title	Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
title_short	Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
title_full	Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
title_fullStr	Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
title_full_unstemmed	Pre-treatment of Malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
title_sort	pre-treatment of malaysian agricultural wastes toward biofuel production
publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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