relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/12055/
title: Thermochemical behavior and characterization of palm kernel shell via TGA/DTG technique
creator: Hussain, M.
creator: Tufa, L.D.
creator: Yusup, S.
creator: Zabiri, H.
description: This study investigates characterization and thermal decomposition of palm kernel shell (PKS) biomass. PKS is heated from 25 °C to 1000°C using TG/DTG analysis using air atmosphere with a flow rate of 100 ml.min-1 at four different heating rates 10, 20,30, 40°Cmin-1. The physiochemical properties such as proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, heating values, X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) were determined. The results of the ultimate analysis show a higher amount of carbon and hydrogen contents which results in a higher heating value of palm kernel shell (PKS). The higher heating value determined by bomb calorimetric method was 17 MJ/kg on dry ash free basis. The FESEM analysis shows that PKS has a porous structure which facilitates the volatile matter release necessary for bio-energy production. It can be concluded from this study that; palm kernel shell has good potential to be converted into biofuels or used as fuel for energy. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
publisher: Elsevier Ltd
date: 2019
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Hussain, M. and Tufa, L.D. and Yusup, S. and Zabiri, H.  (2019) Thermochemical behavior and characterization of palm kernel shell via TGA/DTG technique.  In: UNSPECIFIED.     
relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072383121&doi=10.1016%2fj.matpr.2019.06.067&partnerID=40&md5=3645153c49d50108033b35f29babd92d
relation: 10.1016/j.matpr.2019.06.067
identifier: 10.1016/j.matpr.2019.06.067