Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study

Addressing environmental challenges posed by palm oil mill effluent (POME) waste, wet torrefaction emerges as a pretreatment thermochemical technology towards biomass enhancement for subsequent alternative bioenergy production. An optimization study on the wet torrefaction pretreatment of POME was c...

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Main Authors: Yu, Kai Ling, Zainal, Bidattul Syirat, Mohamed, Hassan, Ker, Pin Jern, Ong, Hwai Chyuan, Zaman, Halimah Badioze, Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Ghassan, Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
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Published: Elsevier 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112855/
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author Yu, Kai Ling
Zainal, Bidattul Syirat
Mohamed, Hassan
Ker, Pin Jern
Ong, Hwai Chyuan
Zaman, Halimah Badioze
Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Ghassan
Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
author_facet Yu, Kai Ling
Zainal, Bidattul Syirat
Mohamed, Hassan
Ker, Pin Jern
Ong, Hwai Chyuan
Zaman, Halimah Badioze
Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Ghassan
Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
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description Addressing environmental challenges posed by palm oil mill effluent (POME) waste, wet torrefaction emerges as a pretreatment thermochemical technology towards biomass enhancement for subsequent alternative bioenergy production. An optimization study on the wet torrefaction pretreatment of POME was carried out using response surface methodology to determine the optimum conditions for biomass properties enhancement towards subsequent biohydrogen production. The study showed that the wet torrefaction pretreatment at 180 °C, 10 min holding time and 70% POME to water ratio is the optimum condition to produce a maximum total reducing sugar concentration of 4.05 g/L. The biohydrogen production with 112.4 mL H2/day hydrogen production rate (HPR) and a total 79% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency were achieved. Integrating pretreatment and primary treatment processes on converting POME waste to biohydrogen provides insights for sustainable waste utilization, offering a water-efficient and eco-friendly approach in the palm oil industry. © 2024 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC
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spelling upm-1128552024-11-06T03:47:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112855/ Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study Yu, Kai Ling Zainal, Bidattul Syirat Mohamed, Hassan Ker, Pin Jern Ong, Hwai Chyuan Zaman, Halimah Badioze Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Ghassan Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin Addressing environmental challenges posed by palm oil mill effluent (POME) waste, wet torrefaction emerges as a pretreatment thermochemical technology towards biomass enhancement for subsequent alternative bioenergy production. An optimization study on the wet torrefaction pretreatment of POME was carried out using response surface methodology to determine the optimum conditions for biomass properties enhancement towards subsequent biohydrogen production. The study showed that the wet torrefaction pretreatment at 180 °C, 10 min holding time and 70% POME to water ratio is the optimum condition to produce a maximum total reducing sugar concentration of 4.05 g/L. The biohydrogen production with 112.4 mL H2/day hydrogen production rate (HPR) and a total 79% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency were achieved. Integrating pretreatment and primary treatment processes on converting POME waste to biohydrogen provides insights for sustainable waste utilization, offering a water-efficient and eco-friendly approach in the palm oil industry. © 2024 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC Elsevier 2024 Article PeerReviewed Yu, Kai Ling and Zainal, Bidattul Syirat and Mohamed, Hassan and Ker, Pin Jern and Ong, Hwai Chyuan and Zaman, Halimah Badioze and Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Ghassan and Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin (2024) Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. ISSN 0360-3199 (In Press) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319924012709?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.04.023
spellingShingle Yu, Kai Ling
Zainal, Bidattul Syirat
Mohamed, Hassan
Ker, Pin Jern
Ong, Hwai Chyuan
Zaman, Halimah Badioze
Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Ghassan
Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study
title Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study
title_full Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study
title_fullStr Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study
title_full_unstemmed Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study
title_short Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study
title_sort wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: an optimization study
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112855/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112855/