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Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality

In this paper, pretreatment of oil palm fronds through torrefaction is studied. The process is carried out using a laboratory reactor. The conditions of torrefaction are varied and properties of the resulting products are observed, such as energy content and energy density. It is found that the calo...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, S. A., Anas, M. I.
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Published: Academic Journals Inc., USA 2012
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7484/1/248-255.pdf
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spelling my.utp.eprints.74842017-01-19T08:21:49Z Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality Sulaiman, S. A. Anas, M. I. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In this paper, pretreatment of oil palm fronds through torrefaction is studied. The process is carried out using a laboratory reactor. The conditions of torrefaction are varied and properties of the resulting products are observed, such as energy content and energy density. It is found that the calorific value of the torrefied fronds increases by about 50% as compared to those without torrefaction. Furthermore, the weight of the biomass decreases by about 75% due to evaporation of water and volatile matters. The resulting properties would ease transport and logistics and would result in better yields in combustion or gasification. Academic Journals Inc., USA 2012-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7484/1/248-255.pdf Sulaiman, S. A. and Anas, M. I. (2012) Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality. Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 7 . pp. 248-255. ISSN 1819-3579 http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7484/
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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Sulaiman, S. A.
Anas, M. I.
Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality
description In this paper, pretreatment of oil palm fronds through torrefaction is studied. The process is carried out using a laboratory reactor. The conditions of torrefaction are varied and properties of the resulting products are observed, such as energy content and energy density. It is found that the calorific value of the torrefied fronds increases by about 50% as compared to those without torrefaction. Furthermore, the weight of the biomass decreases by about 75% due to evaporation of water and volatile matters. The resulting properties would ease transport and logistics and would result in better yields in combustion or gasification.
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author Sulaiman, S. A.
Anas, M. I.
author_facet Sulaiman, S. A.
Anas, M. I.
author_sort Sulaiman, S. A.
title Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality
title_short Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality
title_full Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality
title_fullStr Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality
title_full_unstemmed Torrefaction of Oil Palm Fronds for Enhancement of Fuel Quality
title_sort torrefaction of oil palm fronds for enhancement of fuel quality
publisher Academic Journals Inc., USA
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7484/1/248-255.pdf
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