Non-isothermal kinetic analysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch pellets by thermogravimetric analysis

• Main Authors: Nyakuma, B. B., Ahmad, A., Johari, A., Abdullah, T. A. T., Oladokun, O., Aminu, D. Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2015
• Subjects: NA9000-9284 City planning
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58650/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET1545222

The pyrolysis kinetics of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) pellets was examined under non-isothermal conditions in a thermogravimetric (TG) analyser. Thermal analysis was carried out from 30 °C to 1,000 °C using three different heating rates 5, 10, 20 °C min-1 under nitrogen gas (N2). The TG-DTG c...