TY - CONF SP - 228 AV - none UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78149302953&partnerID=40&md5=7f29696a72e7b7ea7909cf3aa26d1dc7 N1 - cited By 13; Conference of 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Energy Planning, Energy Saving, Environmental Education, EPESE '09, 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources, RES '09, 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Waste Management, WWAI '09 ; Conference Date: 1 July 2009 Through 3 July 2009; Conference Code:82305 A1 - Azizan, M.T. A1 - Yusup, S. A1 - Mohd Laziz, F.D. A1 - Ahmad, M.M. ID - scholars545 CY - Canary Islands EP - 233 SN - 9789604740932 N2 - Due to the increase in crude oil prices and environmental concerns, a search for sustainable alternative fuel has gained significant attention. This involves the conversion of biomass to produce multiple types of fuels and products via pyrolysis or gasification. This work focused on synthesizing bio-oil from a type of oil palm waste, i.e. empty fruit bunch. The influences of variables such as temperature, sample size and reaction time on the amount of bio-oil produced as well as its composition were investigated. The pyrolysis process was carried out using Fixed Bed Activation Unit under nitrogen gas flow rate of approximately 0.1 ml/min after the sample has undergone a pretreatment process. The optimum condition for pyrolysis of empty fruit bunch was found to be at 500°C with particle size of 250μm and 3 hours of reaction time. Characterization of pyrolysis liquid produced in terms of density, pH, calorific value and the solid content was determined and reported. Y1 - 2009/// TI - Production of bio-oil from oil palm's empty fruit bunch via pyrolysis ER -