An overview of biomass thermochemical conversion technologies in Malaysia

Chan, Y.H. and Cheah, K.W. and How, B.S. and Loy, A.C.M. and Shahbaz, M. and Singh, H.K.G. and Yusuf, N.R. and Shuhaili, A.F.A. and Yusup, S. and Ghani, W.A.W.A.K. and Rambli, J. and Kansha, Y. and Lam, H.L. and Hong, B.H. and Ngan, S.L. (2019) An overview of biomass thermochemical conversion technologies in Malaysia. Science of the Total Environment, 680. pp. 105-123. ISSN 00489697

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Abstract

The rising pressure on both cleaner production and sustainable development have been the main driving force that pushes mankind to seek for alternative greener and sustainable feedstocks for chemical and energy production. The biomass �waste-to-wealth� concept which convert low value biomass into value-added products which contain high economic potential, have attracted the attentions from both academicians and industry players. With a tropical climate, Malaysia has a rich agricultural sector and dense tropical rainforest, giving rise to abundance of biomass which most of them are underutilized. Hence, the biomass �waste-to-wealth� conversion through various thermochemical conversion technologies and the prospective challenges towards commercialization in Malaysia are reviewed in this paper. In this paper, a critical review about the maturity status of the four most promising thermochemical conversion routes in Malaysia (i.e. gasification, pyrolysis, liquefaction and hydroprocessing)is given. The current development of thermochemical conversion technologies for biomass conversion in Malaysia is also reviewed and benchmarked against global progress. Besides, the core technical challenges in commercializing these green technologies are highlighted as well. Lastly, the future outlook for successful commercialization of these technologies in Malaysia is included. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: Bioconversion; Pollution control; Tropics, Agricultural sector; Bio-energy; Commercialization; Economic potentials; Technical challenges; Thermochemical Conversion; Tropical rain forest; Value added products, Biomass, biochemistry; bioenergy; biomass; biomass power; commercialization; environmental economics; future prospect; sustainable development; technology adoption; thermochemistry, article; bioenergy; biomass conversion; gasification; human; liquefaction; Malaysia; maturity; pyrolysis; biomass; electric power plant; Malaysia; procedures; waste; waste management, Malaysia, Biomass; Malaysia; Power Plants; Waste Management; Waste Products
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2023 03:25
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2023 03:25
URI: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/11382

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