An Experimental Study of Briquetting Process of Torrefied Rubber Seed Kernel and Palm Oil Shell
Joint Authors
Hamid, M. Fadzli
Idroas, M. Yusof
Ishak, M. Zulfikar
Zainal Alauddin, Z. Alimuddin
Miskam, M. Azman
Abdullah, M. Khalil
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Torrefaction process of biomass material is essential in converting them into biofuel with improved calorific value and physical strength.
However, the production of torrefied biomass is loose, powdery, and nonuniform.
One method of upgrading this material to improve their handling and combustion properties is by densification into briquettes of higher density than the original bulk density of the material.
The effects of critical parameters of briquetting process that includes the type of biomass material used for torrefaction and briquetting, densification temperature, and composition of binder for torrefied biomass are studied and characterized.
Starch is used as a binder in the study.
The results showed that the briquette of torrefied rubber seed kernel (RSK) is better than torrefied palm oil shell (POS) in both calorific value and compressive strength.
The best quality of briquettes is yielded from torrefied RSK at the ambient temperature of briquetting process with the composition of 60% water and 5% binder.
The maximum compressive load for the briquettes of torrefied RSK is 141 N and the calorific value is 16 MJ/kg.
Based on the economic evaluation analysis, the return of investment (ROI) for the mass production of both RSK and POS briquettes is estimated in 2-year period and the annual profit after payback was approximately 107,428.6 USD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamid, M. Fadzli& Idroas, M. Yusof& Ishak, M. Zulfikar& Zainal Alauddin, Z. Alimuddin& Miskam, M. Azman& Abdullah, M. Khalil. 2016. An Experimental Study of Briquetting Process of Torrefied Rubber Seed Kernel and Palm Oil Shell. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096936
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamid, M. Fadzli…[et al.]. An Experimental Study of Briquetting Process of Torrefied Rubber Seed Kernel and Palm Oil Shell. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096936
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamid, M. Fadzli& Idroas, M. Yusof& Ishak, M. Zulfikar& Zainal Alauddin, Z. Alimuddin& Miskam, M. Azman& Abdullah, M. Khalil. An Experimental Study of Briquetting Process of Torrefied Rubber Seed Kernel and Palm Oil Shell. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096936
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096936