eprintid: 19729 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/97/29 datestamp: 2024-06-04 14:19:27 lastmod: 2024-06-04 14:19:27 status_changed: 2024-06-04 14:15:42 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Chee, A.L.K. creators_name: Chin, B.L.F. creators_name: Sulaiman, S.A. creators_name: Chai, Y.H. creators_name: Saptoro, A. creators_name: Umar, H.A. creators_name: Lock, S.S.M. creators_name: Yiin, C.L. title: Syngas-Enriched hydrogen production via catalytic gasification of water hyacinth using renewable palm kernel shell hydrochar ispublished: pub keywords: Air; Biomass; Catalysts; Cellulose; Fossil fuels; Gas emissions; Gasification; Greenhouse gases; Industrial emissions; Particle size; Synthesis gas, Air flow-rate; Biomass Gasification; Catalyst loadings; Catalytic gasification; Downdraft gasifier; Hydrochar; Palm kernel shells; Particles sizes; Syn gas; Water Hyacinth, Hydrogen production, Air; Biomass; Catalysts; Cellulose; Fossil Fuels; Gasification note: cited By 1 abstract: Syngas produced from biomass gasification has emerged as a highly promising substitute for conventional fossil fuel, catering to various industrial applications while ensuring minimal greenhouse gas emissions. Water hyacinth (WH) has been a major concern due to its invasive nature and uncontrollable growth which impedes aquatic growth and urban management. Fortunately, WH is a potential biomass feedstock due to the comparable cellulose and hemicellulose contents alongside high carbon content and high calorific value which reflects good biofuel properties. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the conversion of WH biomass via catalytic air gasification for syngas-enriched hydrogen production using palm kernel shell hydrochar (PKSH). A parametric study was conducted in a lab-scale fixed-bed downdraft gasifier based on the response surface methodology coupled with Box-Behnken design (RSM-BBD). The combined interaction effects of the influencing parameters investigated are temperature (600�800 °C), biomass particle size (2�6 mm), catalyst loading (0�10 wt), and air flow rate (1�3 L/min). Temperature was revealed to be the primary factor with significant influence on the H2 and CO output. Maximum syngas (30.09 vol) compositions of 11.14 vol H2 and 18.95 vol CO were obtained at 800 °C with a particle size of 6 mm and air flow rate of 2 L/min alongside 5 wt PKSH catalyst loading. © 2023 The Author(s) date: 2024 official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85181772383&doi=10.1016%2fj.fuel.2023.130811&partnerID=40&md5=03c57691630f6d85a144421706cbefb3 id_number: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130811 full_text_status: none publication: Fuel volume: 362 refereed: TRUE citation: Chee, A.L.K. and Chin, B.L.F. and Sulaiman, S.A. and Chai, Y.H. and Saptoro, A. and Umar, H.A. and Lock, S.S.M. and Yiin, C.L. (2024) Syngas-Enriched hydrogen production via catalytic gasification of water hyacinth using renewable palm kernel shell hydrochar. Fuel, 362.