An overview of empty fruit bunch from oil palm as feedstock for bio-oil production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-181

  Chang, Siu Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bio oil; Biomass; Empty fruit bunch; Oil palm; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIO OIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONVERSION PROCESS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; OIL PALM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; FRUITS; PALM OIL; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENTS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; FRUIT; FUTURE PROSPECT; MONOCOTYLEDON; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84896709087     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.002     Document Type: Review

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