Biochar potential evaluation of palm oil wastes through slow pyrolysis: Thermochemical characterization and pyrolytic kinetic studies

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 236, Issue , 2017, Pages 155-163

  Lee, Xin Jiat ^a   Lee, Lai Yee ^a   Gan, Suyin ^a   Thangalazhy Gopakumar, Suchithra ^a   Ng, Hoon Kiat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Empty fruit bunch; Palm kernel shell; Palm oil sludge; Slow pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOFUELS; FEEDSTOCKS; FRUITS; OIL SHALE; POLYMER BLENDS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIO CHARS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; PALM KERNEL SHELLS; PALM OIL SLUDGES; SLOW PYROLYSIS;

PALM OIL;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROCARBON; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIPID; PALM OIL; PROTEIN;

BIOFUEL; CARBON; CHARCOAL; CROP RESIDUE; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SHELL; SLUDGE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; SYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

FRUITS; OIL; PYROLYSIS; SLUDGE;

CARBON; FRUIT; KINETICS; LIGNIN; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 85017176225     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.105     Document Type: Article

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