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creators_name: Hussain, M.
creators_name: Tufa, L.D.
creators_name: Yusup, S.
creators_name: Zabiri, H.
title: Thermochemical behavior and characterization of palm kernel shell via TGA/DTG technique
ispublished: pub
keywords: Decomposition; Field emission microscopes; Heating; Shells (structures), Air atmosphere; Biomass Gasification; DTG analysis; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Higher heating value; Palm kernel shells; Proximate analysis; TGA; Thermochemical behavior; Ultimate analysis, Scanning electron microscopy
note: cited By 13; Conference of 2017 Conference on Biomedical and Advanced Materials, Bio-CAM 2017 ; Conference Date: 28 November 2017 Through 29 November 2017; Conference Code:151551
abstract: 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.
date: 2019
publisher: Elsevier Ltd
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072383121&doi=10.1016%2fj.matpr.2019.06.067&partnerID=40&md5=3645153c49d50108033b35f29babd92d
id_number: 10.1016/j.matpr.2019.06.067
full_text_status: none
publication: Materials Today: Proceedings
volume: 16
pagerange: 1901-1908
refereed: TRUE
issn: 22147853
citation:   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.