@article{scholars3626,
            year = {2013},
           pages = {197--206},
         journal = {Asian Journal of Scientific Research},
             doi = {10.3923/ajsr.2013.197.206},
            note = {cited By 12},
          volume = {6},
          number = {2},
           title = {Downdraft gasification of oil palm frond: Effects of temperature and operation time},
        abstract = {Currently produced more than 40 million tons a year, only a small portion of oil palm frond is used as domestic animals forage and as raw material in small-scale furniture industry, while the rest is left at the plantation floor to naturally decompose. This study introduces oil palm frond as a solid biomass fuel for gasification to produce synthesis gas that can be utilized for heat and energy generation in a cleaner and more efficient manner than \&rect combustion. Oil palm frond was gasified in the downdraft gasifier at 700 to 1000{\^A}oC reactor temperature with a controlled air supply of 180 to 200 L min-1. The effects of reactor temperature and operation time to the quality of syngas produced from oil palm frond downdraft gasification were investigated. At a calorific value around 18 MJ kg-1, oil palm frond was found to produce synthesis gas that sustainably burnt in air with a higher heating value of around 5 MJ N-1 m-1. Oil palm frond was found to be optimally producing syngas with desired energy content at a reactor temperature range of 700-900{\^A}oC and within the first 45 min of gasifier operation.},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876972279&doi=10.3923\%2fajsr.2013.197.206&partnerID=40&md5=b06f887654f62d50d4da1570ed22d90e},
          author = {Moni, M. N. Z. and Sulaiman, S. A.},
            issn = {19921454}
}