TY  - JOUR
EP  - 234
PB  - Elsevier B.V.
SN  - 17439671
TI  - Studies on catalytic pyrolysis of empty fruit bunch (EFB) using Taguchi's L9 Orthogonal Array
SP  - 227
N1  - cited By 33
AV  - none
VL  - 87
JF  - Journal of the Energy Institute
A1  - Chan, Y.H.
A1  - Dang, K.V.
A1  - Yusup, S.
A1  - Lim, M.T.
A1  - Zain, A.M.
A1  - Uemura, Y.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924008762&doi=10.1016%2fj.joei.2014.03.008&partnerID=40&md5=b9a7aaaaf6129cda13ee3ffbfb6c3ff7
Y1  - 2014///
ID  - scholars4187
KW  - Biofuels; Catalysts; Fruits; Liquids; Nitrogen; Oil shale
KW  -  Bio oil; Catalyst loadings; Catalytic pyrolysis; Empty fruit bunches; L9 orthogonal arrays; Optimum reaction conditions; Reaction parameters; Reaction temperature
KW  -  Loading
N2  - This paper investigates the effects of four reaction parameters that include type of catalyst, catalyst loading, reaction temperature and nitrogen gas flowrate on the liquid (bio-oil) yield from the catalytic pyrolysis of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB). The experimental design is based on Taguchi's L9 Orthogonal Array in which the reaction parameters are varied at three levels. The maximum liquid yield is predicted based on systematic experimental runs, and is found to be at 5 wt- of H-Y catalyst, 500-C and at nitrogen flowrate of 100 ml min-1. The predicted maximum liquid yield is validated with an experimental run at the corresponding predicted conditions. The bio-oil produced at the optimum reaction condition is characterized and compared with known bio-oil standards in the literature. © 2014 Energy Institute. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
IS  - 3
ER  -