Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction

Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction

The world is currently facing challenges to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to achieve a sustainable and renewable energy supply. With environmental issues associated with conventional fossil-based fuels such as the release of the greenhouse gases, more researchers are turning to find alternat...

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Main Authors: Thuraiya, Thaim, Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid
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Published: AENSI Publishing 2016
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spelling ump-172932017-06-08T07:48:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17293/ Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction Thuraiya, Thaim Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid TP Chemical technology The world is currently facing challenges to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to achieve a sustainable and renewable energy supply. With environmental issues associated with conventional fossil-based fuels such as the release of the greenhouse gases, more researchers are turning to find alternatives, and this leads to applying biomass waste as one of the renewable energy source. However, there are setbacks in utilizing the biomass waste directly, such as it having high moisture content, and low energy density. This can be overcome through torrefaction, which is a thermal pre-treatment technique at temperatures ranging from 200 – 300oC. The aim of this work is to improve the biomass waste properties through torrefaction. In this study, the oil palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) was examined, and its properties were characterized based on severe torrefaction temperatures (280, 300 and 320oC) and at various residence time (30, 60 and 90 minutes). The results revealed that the torrefaction temperature have significant effect the mass yield and high heating value of EFB. At temperature 320oC and 30 minutes’ residence time, the mass yield was 57.97% and the high heating value (HHV) was 22.10 MJ/kg. This is an improvement as the HHV of the torrefied EFB was 27.31% higher than that of the raw EFB. This can be observed at temperature 280oC, when the residence time was prolonged, there was insignificant increase in mass yield. Increasing the residence time results in only a slight increment for all of the severe torrefaction temperature. This suggests that the 30 minutes’ residence time is sufficient, and prolonged exposure to the torrefaction temperature will not affect the physical properties of the torrefied biomass. This study has highlighted the potential of EFB as one of the feedstock for energy production process through thermal treatment. AENSI Publishing 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17293/1/fkksa-2016-ruwaida-Improvement%20Empty%20Fruit%20Bunch%20Properties%20through%20Torrefaction.pdf Thuraiya, Thaim and Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid (2016) Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 10 (17 Sp.). pp. 114-121. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2016/Special%20ICCEIB/114-121.pdf
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Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction
description The world is currently facing challenges to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to achieve a sustainable and renewable energy supply. With environmental issues associated with conventional fossil-based fuels such as the release of the greenhouse gases, more researchers are turning to find alternatives, and this leads to applying biomass waste as one of the renewable energy source. However, there are setbacks in utilizing the biomass waste directly, such as it having high moisture content, and low energy density. This can be overcome through torrefaction, which is a thermal pre-treatment technique at temperatures ranging from 200 – 300oC. The aim of this work is to improve the biomass waste properties through torrefaction. In this study, the oil palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) was examined, and its properties were characterized based on severe torrefaction temperatures (280, 300 and 320oC) and at various residence time (30, 60 and 90 minutes). The results revealed that the torrefaction temperature have significant effect the mass yield and high heating value of EFB. At temperature 320oC and 30 minutes’ residence time, the mass yield was 57.97% and the high heating value (HHV) was 22.10 MJ/kg. This is an improvement as the HHV of the torrefied EFB was 27.31% higher than that of the raw EFB. This can be observed at temperature 280oC, when the residence time was prolonged, there was insignificant increase in mass yield. Increasing the residence time results in only a slight increment for all of the severe torrefaction temperature. This suggests that the 30 minutes’ residence time is sufficient, and prolonged exposure to the torrefaction temperature will not affect the physical properties of the torrefied biomass. This study has highlighted the potential of EFB as one of the feedstock for energy production process through thermal treatment.
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author Thuraiya, Thaim
Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid
author_facet Thuraiya, Thaim
Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid
author_sort Thuraiya, Thaim
title Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction
title_short Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction
title_full Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction
title_fullStr Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction
title_full_unstemmed Improvement Empty Fruit Bunch Properties through Torrefaction
title_sort improvement empty fruit bunch properties through torrefaction
publisher AENSI Publishing
publishDate 2016
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17293/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17293/1/fkksa-2016-ruwaida-Improvement%20Empty%20Fruit%20Bunch%20Properties%20through%20Torrefaction.pdf
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