%0 Journal Article
%@ 08968446
%A Chan, Y.H.
%A Yusup, S.
%A Quitain, A.T.
%A Uemura, Y.
%A Sasaki, M.
%D 2014
%F scholars:4839
%I Elsevier
%J Journal of Supercritical Fluids
%K Bio oil; Hydrothermal liquefactions; Oil palm biomass; Supercritical; Supercritical hydrothermal
%P 407-412
%R 10.1016/j.supflu.2014.10.014
%T Bio-oil production from oil palm biomass via subcritical and supercritical hydrothermal liquefaction
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/4839/
%V 95
%X This paper presents the studies on the liquefaction of three types of oil palm biomass; empty fruit bunch (EFB), palm mesocarp fiber (PMF) and palm kernel shell (PKS) using water at subcritical and supercritical conditions. The effect of temperature (330, 360, 390 °C) and pressure (25, 30, 35 MPa) on bio-oil yields were investigated in the liquefaction process using a Inconel batch reactor. The optimum liquefaction condition of the three types of biomass was found to be at supercritical condition of water i.e. at 390 °C and 25 MPa, with PKS yielding the maximum bio-oil yield of 38.53 wt, followed by EFB and PMF, with optimum yields of 37.39 wt and 34.32 wt, respectively. The chemical compositions of the bio-oils produced at optimum condition were analyzed using GC-MS and phenolic compounds constituted the major portion of the bio-oils, with other minor compounds present such as alcohols, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons and esters. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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