TY - JOUR ID - scholars4732 EP - 611 N2 - This study investigates the effect of biomass size on the yields of char, liquid (organic compounds and water) and gas for fast pyrolysis of palm kernel shell (PKS). Fast pyrolysis was carried out in a fluidized bed reactor of 108 mm in internal diameter operated at 450 â?? using three different sizes of palm kernel shell (0.325, 0.75 and 1.5 mm). In specific the effect of biomass size on the yields of known and unknown organics in bio-oil was mainly investigated. The major organics include acetic acid, phenol and furfural. The minor ones include 2-methylphenol, 4-methylphenol, 2-methylnaphthalene, benzene, toluene and tetrahydrofurane (THF). Smaller biomass sizes were favorable for higher bio-oil yields. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. SN - 16609336 KW - Biofuels; Biomass; Chemical reactors; Fluid catalytic cracking; Fluidization; Fluidized bed furnaces; Oil shale; Palm oil; Shells (structures); Supersaturation KW - 2-methylnaphthalene; Fast pyrolysis; Fluidized bed reactors; Internal diameters; Oil palm; Palm kernel shells; Product yields; Pyrolysis products KW - Fluidized beds TI - Fast pyrolysis of oil palm kernel shell in a fluidized bed reactor: The effect of biomass size on the yields of pyrolysis products SP - 608 PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd AV - none A1 - Uemura, Y. A1 - Norizan, A. A1 - Afif, H.A. A1 - Osman, N. A1 - Omar, W.N. A1 - Abdullah, B. A1 - Tsutsui, T. N1 - cited By 1; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:114811 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84914146280&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.625.608&partnerID=40&md5=c4746b8c537d7018d117d09fa1c3edc7 Y1 - 2014/// VL - 625 JF - Applied Mechanics and Materials ER -