Sukiran, Mohamad Azri and Abnisa, Faisal and Syafiie, S. and Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan and Nasrin, Abu Bakar and Abdul Aziz, Astimar and Loh, Soh Kheang (2020) Experimental and modelling study of the torrefaction of empty fruit bunches as a potential fuel for palm oil mill boilers. Biomass and Bioenergy, 136. p. 105530. ISSN 0961-9534, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105530.
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Empty fruit bunches (EFBs) in the current bulky form are low in energy density and highly moist making them an unattractive option as a solid fuel for producing steam and electricity in palm oil mill biomass boilers. Pre-treatment of EFBs using torrefaction is required in order to improve its energy density via reduction of moisture and oxygen contents, which eventually will lead to an increased high heating value (HHV). In this study, the experiments were conducted in a fixed bed reactor at different feedstock moisture contents (10–67 wt%), residence times (30 and 60 min), and a torrefaction temperature of 270 °C. The distribution of torrefaction products, structural and fuel properties of the torrefied EFBs were investigated with multiple techniques. The results showed that the decrease in the moisture content of feedstock led to a significant increase in the yield of torrefied EFBs. The decrease in moisture content also resulted in increased energy yield and HHV of torrefied EFBs from 52.2% to 99.3% and 18.2–19.2 MJ/kg, respectively. The obtained results were then fitted to a power model to estimate the mass and energy yields of torrefied EFBs at different moisture contents and residence times by using the least squares method. Empirical equations generated by the developed model were accurate and can obtain a satisfactory fit to the experimental data, with the coefficient of determination values higher than 0.96. The calculated energy and carbon stored from the torrefied EFBs offer additional income, clean power, and less pollution in palm oil milling. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | University of Malaya for supporting the work under project number PG097-2016A, Public Service Department, Malaysia (JPA) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Torrefaction; Empty fruit bunches; Torrefied biomass; Power model; Solid fuel; Moisture content |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2020 01:25 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2020 01:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/24866 |
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