Considering the overall renewableĮnergy resources potential, oil-palm biomass waste is reported to have the second In Malaysia in the form of biomass waste. Part in the production and harnessing of energy ( MohammedaĪ tremendous amount of source of sustainable and renewable raw material exists The existing huge resources of biomass and biogas will begin to play a vital As the use of renewable and sustainable energy forms becomes evident, Major role in creating a global drive towards renewable and less harmful energy
Studies other than wood and charcoal for small scale power generation emerge.Ĭurrently the ever increasing environmental concern due to the higher use ofįossil fuels and higher prices of conventional forms of energy is playing a Lately the 1974 oil Embargo once again created a renewed interest in gasification Table 1:Īmount of oil-palm biomass produced in Malaysia as of 2009 Seemed to be a forgotten science in the decades that follow. Increased during the Second World War due to fuel shortage but latter gasification The interest in using and developing biomass gasifiers With gasification of coal and peat in 1800s to produce town gas used forĬooking and lighting. Produce fuel gas is known to be practiced for more than 200 years. The thermochemical decomposition of solid fuel to Result, energy potential of renewable fuels and the technology to harness themĪre currently becoming crucial for energy security. Selling prices at affordable level ( UNDP, 2007). Have caused a burden on developing nations with fuel subsidy for maintaining Same, are major global concerns of our time. Increased fossil fuel prices and their possible depletion in the near future,Īs well as the deterioration of our environment due to increased use of the
Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 6: 1006-1018. Downdraft Gasification of Oil-palm Fronds. Samson Mekbib Atnaw, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman and Suzana Yusup, 2011. And the optimum pyrolysis temperature, for cubical shaped oil-palm fronds feedstock of size 25 mm, is determined to be 500☌. Furthermore, the pyrolysis study showed that oil-palm fronds give better yield of pyrolysis products compared to rice husk.
Peak oxidation zone temperature of 940☌ and pyrolysis zone temperature in the range of 400☌ is obtained which are favorable conditions for gasification. The experimental results showed that, temperature profiles in close agreement with literature are obtained for the various zones of gasification of oil-palm fronds. As the reactor temperature is the key factor in the performance of a gasifier unit, the experimental study in the current research focused on investigating the temperature profile along the gasifier bed, as well as the dynamic temperature profile with reaction time. In addition, study of pyrolysis characteristics is carried out using fixed bed activation reactor. In order to investigate the performance and gasification characteristics of this feedstock, a downdraft gasifier of capacity 50 kW, designed and manufactured for the purpose of this study, is used. However, no previous study has been recorded on gasification of oil-palm wastes. Preliminary characterization studies on oil-palm fronds biomass showed that, it has a higher potential as a gasification feedstock. Malaysia has a tremendous source of renewable energy in the form of oil-palm waste. Renewable energy is becoming a focus of interest due to increased fossil fuel prices, their possible depletion in the near future, as well as increasing environmental concerns.
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