Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization
Biochar production from agricultural wastes via low temperature microwave pyrolysis is discussed in the present work as an alternative to the time and energy consuming conventional carbonization. The characteristics of biochar produced from palm kernel shell (PKC), wood chips (WCC) and sago waste (...
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| author | Rafeah, Wahi Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz Sinin, Hamdan Zainab, Ngaini |
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low temperature microwave pyrolysis is discussed in the present work as an alternative to the time and energy consuming conventional carbonization. The characteristics of biochar produced from palm kernel shell (PKC), wood chips (WCC) and sago waste (SWC) produced from microwave pyrolysis were investigated. The maximum calorific value of PKC, WCC and SWC in this study was 29.04, 24.89 and 25.99 MJ/kg respectively. FTIR analysis reveals that the biochars contain O-H, C-H and C=C functional groups, while the SEM analysis showed the formation of porous structure of biochars carbonized at lower temperature for all samples. Results indicated the potential use of these biochar as fuel material and precursor for activated carbon. |
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| spelling | unimas-108662022-02-08T03:31:23Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10866/ Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization Rafeah, Wahi Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz Sinin, Hamdan Zainab, Ngaini TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Biochar production from agricultural wastes via low temperature microwave pyrolysis is discussed in the present work as an alternative to the time and energy consuming conventional carbonization. The characteristics of biochar produced from palm kernel shell (PKC), wood chips (WCC) and sago waste (SWC) produced from microwave pyrolysis were investigated. The maximum calorific value of PKC, WCC and SWC in this study was 29.04, 24.89 and 25.99 MJ/kg respectively. FTIR analysis reveals that the biochars contain O-H, C-H and C=C functional groups, while the SEM analysis showed the formation of porous structure of biochars carbonized at lower temperature for all samples. Results indicated the potential use of these biochar as fuel material and precursor for activated carbon. IEEE 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10866/1/Biochar%20Production.pdf Rafeah, Wahi and Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz and Sinin, Hamdan and Zainab, Ngaini (2016) Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization. 2015 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference Proceedings. pp. 250-253. ISSN 0018-9219 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Rafeah, Wahi Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz Sinin, Hamdan Zainab, Ngaini Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization |
| title | Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via
Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization |
| title_full | Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via
Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization |
| title_fullStr | Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via
Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via
Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization |
| title_short | Biochar Production from Agricultural Wastes via
Low-Temperature Microwave Carbonization |
| title_sort | biochar production from agricultural wastes via
low-temperature microwave carbonization |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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