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Title: | A preliminary study on calcium oxide as potential catalyst for gasification of palm oil empty fruit bunch to produce syngas |
Authors: | Khomah, Ismail Yarmo, M.A. Y. H, Taufiq-Yap Aishah, Ahmad khomahismail@yahoo.com |
Keywords: | Gasification Empty fruit bunch Calcium oxide Syngas Palm oil International Conference on X-Rays & Related Techniques in Research & Industry (ICXRI) |
Issue Date: | 9-Jun-2010 |
Publisher: | Universiti Malaysia Perlis |
Citation: | p.94-98 |
Series/Report no.: | Proceedings of the International Conference on X-Rays & Related Techniques in Research & Industry (ICXRI) 2010 |
Abstract: | Gasification of dry palm oil empty fruit bunch (EFB), by using a temperature-programmed instrument was performed to determine the amount of synthesis gas produced. The potential of calcium oxide as catalyst for the gasification was studied. Dry and finely crushed EFB was pre-mixed with calcium oxide. Gasification was done at temperature from 50oC – 550oC and also from 50oC – 700oC using 5% oxygen in Helium. The products were monitored using an online mass spectrometer. Major products detected from this reaction were H2, CO, CO2 and CH4. The effect of calcium oxide amount (CaO : EFB ratio) was also investigated. A very significant increase of H2 and CO gases produced when nano-size calcium oxide was used as catalyst compared to bulk CaO. Reaction at 700oC using nano-size CaO reduces the formation of carbon dioxide during gasification. The characteristics of the catalyst used were analyzed by using XRD and XPS show some significant changes from CaO to CaCO3 |
Description: | International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry (ICXRI 2010) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) and X-Ray Application Malaysia Society (XAPP), 9th - 10th June 2010 at Aseania Resort Langkawi, Malaysia. |
URI: | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/9013 |
ISBN: | 978-967-5760-02-0 |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Papers |
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