Thermogravimetric Studies of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Palm Kernel Shell: TG/DTG Analysis and Modeling

Two types of Malaysian oil palm biomass; namely Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) and Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) are liquefied using sub-and supercritical water to produce bio-oil. Effects of temperatures (360, 390 and 450 °C) and pressures (25, 30 and 35 MPa) of the liquefaction of biomass on the bio-oil yields are investigated. The optimum liquefaction conditions for EFB and PKS using water are at supercritical conditions. PKS which consists of higher lignin content yields maximum bio-oil of about 41.3 wt % at temperature of 450 °C and the bio-oil yield from EFB is about 37.4 wt % at temperature of 390 °C.

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Adsorption Capacity of Nickel (II) and Cobalt (II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Oil Palm Waste and Sawdust

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.911.322 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 911 ◽

pp. 322-325

Author(s):

Farah Aimi Fuadi ◽

Siti Nor Izuera Nor-Azemi ◽

Syed Shatir A. Syed-Hassan

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solutions ◽

Adsorption Capacity ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Metal Adsorption ◽

Empty Fruit Bunch ◽

Palm Kernel Shell ◽

Cobalt Uptake ◽

Palm Waste ◽

Oil Palm Waste

Four types of biomass were characterized to investigate its metal adsorption capacity. The biomass were soaked in with nickel and cobalt solutions to examine the effect of biomass to amount of metal adsorbed. Oil palm mesocarp fibre (OPMF), empty fruit bunch (EFB), palm kernel shell (PKS) and sawdust were used in this study. Among all the biomass studied, oil palm mesocarp fibre shows the highest adsorption capacity with 1.8 mg/g and 1.6 mg/g of nickel and cobalt uptake, respectively. The metals adsorbed on the biomass were found to disperse into nanosize range.

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Artificial neural network prediction of CO emission and ash yield from co-combustion of empty fruit bunch, palm kernel shell and kaolin

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-021-13783-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kamoru O. Oladosu ◽

Tesleem B. Asafa ◽

Abass O. Alade ◽

Mutiu F. Erinosho

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Artificial Neural Network ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Empty Fruit Bunch ◽

Palm Kernel Shell ◽

Neural Network Prediction ◽

Network Prediction ◽

Artificial Neural ◽

Co Emission

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Characterisation of industrially produced oil palm kernel shell biochar and its potential as slow release nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer and carbon sink

Materials Today Proceedings ◽

10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.143 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 221-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eva Leones Dominguez ◽

Arasu Uttran ◽

Soh Kheang Loh ◽

Marie-Hélène Manero ◽

Richard Upperton ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Slow Release ◽

Carbon Sink ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Phosphate Fertilizer ◽

Palm Kernel Shell

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Oil Palm Kernel Shell – A Potential Sustainable Construction Material

Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials ◽

10.1016/b978-0-12-803581-8.11541-3 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 137-143

Author(s):

Timothy Z.H. Ting ◽

Muhammad E. Rahman ◽

Hieng H. Lau ◽

Matthew Z.Y. Ting ◽

Vikram Pakrashi

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Construction Material ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Sustainable Construction ◽

Palm Kernel Shell

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Lightweight masonry block from oil palm kernel shell

Construction and Building Materials ◽

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.12.087 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 477-484 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Agus Setyo Muntohar ◽

Muhammad Ekhlasur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Palm Kernel Shell ◽

Lightweight Masonry Block

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Oil Palm Clinker Potentility for Producing Lightweight Concrete: Compressive Strength, Tensile and Modulus of Elasticity Analysis

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.841.200 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 841 ◽

pp. 200-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rezuwan Kamaruddin ◽

Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽

Muhammad Faheem Mohd Tahir ◽

Januarti Jaya Ekaputri

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Modulus Of Elasticity ◽

Lightweight Concrete ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

Inert Material ◽

Fibrous Materials ◽

Boiler Furnace ◽

Conventional Concrete ◽

Palm Kernel Shell

Oil palm clinker is formed by burning of oil palm kernel shell and fibrous materials in boiler furnace. The clinker is no longer a bio-material that has changed to inert material likes the crushed brick. Large quantities oil palm clinkers have become a waste and caused disposal problem. It requires extra costs for handling, transportation and finding out suitable the dumping site. Research has been conducted to explore the potentiality usage of oil palm clinker as fine and coarse lightweight aggregates at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Mixtures of oil palm clinker concretes were designed, prepared and tested. Mechanical properties of a good mixture of tensile strength, compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, creep and shrinkage were satisfied the standard engineering codes of practices. Oil palm clicker concrete was found lighter than conventional concrete, which usually weighs between 2240 and 2400 kg m-3. The means of compressive and tensile strengths were found 30.79 and 3.34 N mm-2 respectively. In addition, the mean of modulus of elasticity was 13.024 kNmm-2. Therefore, oil palm clinker aggregate and concrete are recommended to be used in lightweight reinforced concrete structures.

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THE EFFECT OF OIL PALM KERNEL SHELL IN PRODUCING DIFFERENT TYPES OF POFA BASED MORTAR

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v77.6308 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 77 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Nor Hasanah Abdul Shukor Lim ◽

Mohd Warid Hussin ◽

Abdul Rahman Mohd. Sam ◽

Mostafa Samadi ◽

Mohamed A. Ismail ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Palm Oil ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Palm Kernel ◽

High Volume ◽

Strength Development ◽

Palm Oil Fuel Ash ◽

Palm Kernel Shell ◽

Fuel Ash ◽

Different Types ◽

Oil Fuel

This paper presents the utilization of palm oil fuel ash and oil palm kernel shell as cement and sand replacement, respectively in the production of palm oil fuel ash based mortar mixes as part of new and innovative materials in the construction industry. The study includes basic properties such as water absorption, density, compressive strength, and microstructure test with regards to variations in the mix design process. In order to get better performance in terms of strength development, the ash used was subjected to heat treatment and grounded to the size of less than 2 µm. High volume of 80% palm oil fuel ash was used as cement replacement, while 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of oil palm kernel shell was used as sand replacement. The results indicated that the density of the mortar decreases with increasing volume of oil palm kernel ash as sand replacement. Three different types of mortar were produced with different percentages of oil palm kernel shell, which was high strength, medium strength, and low strength lightweight mortars.

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