Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor
An appropriate technology for waste utilisation, especially for a large amount of abundant pressed-shredded oil palm empty fruit bunch (OFEFB), is important for the oil palm industry. Self-sustained pyrolysis, whereby oil palm biomass was combusted by itself to provide the heat for pyrolysis without...
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| description | An appropriate technology for waste utilisation, especially for a large amount of abundant pressed-shredded oil palm empty fruit bunch (OFEFB), is important for the oil palm industry. Self-sustained pyrolysis, whereby oil palm biomass was combusted by itself to provide the heat for pyrolysis without an electrical heater, is more preferable owing to its simplicity, ease of operation and low energy requirement. In this study, biochar production under self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass in the form of oil palm empty fruit bunch was tested in a 3-t large-scale pool-type reactor. During the pyrolysis process, the biomass was loaded layer by layer when the smoke appeared on the top, to minimise the entrance of oxygen. This method had significantly increased the yield of biochar. In our previous report, we have tested on a 30-kg pilot-scale capacity under self-sustained pyrolysis and found that the higher heating value (HHV) obtained was 22.6–24.7 MJ kg−1 with a 23.5%−25.0% yield. In this scaled-up study, a 3-t large-scale procedure produced HHV of 22.0–24.3 MJ kg−1 with a 30%−34% yield based on a wet-weight basis. The maximum self-sustained pyrolysis temperature for the large-scale procedure can reach between 600 °C and 700 °C. We concluded that large-scale biochar production under self-sustained pyrolysis was successfully conducted owing to the comparable biochar produced, compared with medium-scale and other studies with an electrical heating element, making it an appropriate technology for waste utilisation, particularly for the oil palm industry. |
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| spelling | upm-162412016-06-08T01:17:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16241/ Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor Idris, Juferi Shirai, Yoshihito Andou, Yoshito Mohd Ali, Ahmad Amiruddin Othman, Mohd Ridzuan Ibrahim, Izzudin Yamamoto, Akio Yasuda, Nobuhiko Hassan, Mohd Ali An appropriate technology for waste utilisation, especially for a large amount of abundant pressed-shredded oil palm empty fruit bunch (OFEFB), is important for the oil palm industry. Self-sustained pyrolysis, whereby oil palm biomass was combusted by itself to provide the heat for pyrolysis without an electrical heater, is more preferable owing to its simplicity, ease of operation and low energy requirement. In this study, biochar production under self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass in the form of oil palm empty fruit bunch was tested in a 3-t large-scale pool-type reactor. During the pyrolysis process, the biomass was loaded layer by layer when the smoke appeared on the top, to minimise the entrance of oxygen. This method had significantly increased the yield of biochar. In our previous report, we have tested on a 30-kg pilot-scale capacity under self-sustained pyrolysis and found that the higher heating value (HHV) obtained was 22.6–24.7 MJ kg−1 with a 23.5%−25.0% yield. In this scaled-up study, a 3-t large-scale procedure produced HHV of 22.0–24.3 MJ kg−1 with a 30%−34% yield based on a wet-weight basis. The maximum self-sustained pyrolysis temperature for the large-scale procedure can reach between 600 °C and 700 °C. We concluded that large-scale biochar production under self-sustained pyrolysis was successfully conducted owing to the comparable biochar produced, compared with medium-scale and other studies with an electrical heating element, making it an appropriate technology for waste utilisation, particularly for the oil palm industry. SAGE Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16241/1/Successful%20scaling-up%20of%20self-sustained%20pyrolysis%20of%20oil%20palm%20biomass%20under%20pool-type%20reactor.pdf Idris, Juferi and Shirai, Yoshihito and Andou, Yoshito and Mohd Ali, Ahmad Amiruddin and Othman, Mohd Ridzuan and Ibrahim, Izzudin and Yamamoto, Akio and Yasuda, Nobuhiko and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2016) Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor. Waste Management & Research, 34 (2). pp. 176-180. ISSN 0734-242X; ESSN: 1096-3669 http://wmr.sagepub.com/content/34/2/176 10.1177/0734242X15616472 |
| spellingShingle | Idris, Juferi Shirai, Yoshihito Andou, Yoshito Mohd Ali, Ahmad Amiruddin Othman, Mohd Ridzuan Ibrahim, Izzudin Yamamoto, Akio Yasuda, Nobuhiko Hassan, Mohd Ali Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
| title | Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
| title_full | Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
| title_fullStr | Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
| title_short | Successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
| title_sort | successful scaling-up of self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass under pool-type reactor |
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