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Gasification of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) briquettes for bio-syngas production
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma1, Arshad Ahmad2, Anwar Johari3, Tuan A. T. Abdullah4, Oladokun, Olagoke5, Habib Alkali6.
Gasification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB) briquettes was investigated in an air
blown 4.5 kW allothermal fluidized bed gasifier to examine the effects of bed temperature
(600 – 800 °C) and equivalence ratio (λ = 0.25) on bio-syngas yield and composition. In
addition, physicochemical and thermochemical characterization of the fuel properties of
the OPEFB briquettes were also examined. The results demonstrate that pelletization
improved the solid biomass fuel (SBF) properties of OPEFB including moisture content and
higher heating value (HHV). The gasification of OPEFB briquettes produced bio-syngas
comprising H2, CO, CO2, CH4 as well as solid biochar with a HHV higher than the original
OPEFB briquettes. The highest yield of H2 was obtained at 600 °C while HHV of the biosyngas
was within the range 4 - 8 MJ/Nm3 for air gasification in fluidized bed gasifiers. In
addition, agglomeration of bed materials did not occur during OPEFB briquettes
gasification despite its high bed agglomeration potential (BAP). In conclusion, the
gasification of OPEFB briquettes into bio-syngas and biochar is a practical route for
bioenergy production in Malaysia.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
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