eprintid: 7466 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/74/66 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:19:16 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:19:16 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:09:28 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Sulaiman, M.H. creators_name: Uemura, Y. creators_name: Azizan, M.T. title: Torrefaction of Empty Fruit Bunches in Inert Condition at Various Temperature and Time ispublished: pub keywords: Activation energy; Calorific value; Energy policy; Energy security; Enzyme kinetics; Fossil fuels; Process engineering, Empty fruit bunches; inert; Inert atmospheres; Lignocellulosic biomass; mass yield; Renewable energies; torrefaction; Vertical reactor, Fruits note: cited By 20; Conference of 4th International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2016 ; Conference Date: 15 August 2016 Through 17 August 2016; Conference Code:131138 abstract: Malaysia is overdependence on fossil fuels as the primary source of energy. The issues related to environmental effects and energy security has driven the nation towards renewable energy, specifically biomass. The lignocellulosic biomass such as empty fruit bunches is potentially seen to replace fossil fuels because of its availability in Malaysia. In this study, torrefaction of empty fruit bunches was conducted in a tubular vertical reactor in inert atmosphere. The effect various torrefaction temperature (220, 260 and 300 °C) and time (30, 60 and 90 min) on the mass yield, calorific value and CHN analysis of empty fruit bunches was investigated. The activation energy for torrefaction of empty fruit bunches was 30.81 kJ/mol. © 2016 The Authors. date: 2016 publisher: Elsevier Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85013940000&doi=10.1016%2fj.proeng.2016.06.514&partnerID=40&md5=7129e395382073eb1cefd38806299d36 id_number: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.514 full_text_status: none publication: Procedia Engineering volume: 148 pagerange: 573-579 refereed: TRUE issn: 18777058 citation: Sulaiman, M.H. and Uemura, Y. and Azizan, M.T. (2016) Torrefaction of Empty Fruit Bunches in Inert Condition at Various Temperature and Time. In: UNSPECIFIED.