CREG EFB-Diesel (Silver Medal – INATEX 2008)
1 Comment Published by Mailin November 14th, 2008 in Research.ABSTRACT
An innovative process offers an environmental friendly technology for the production of alternative energy from a sustainable renewable resource. In the new process, EFB-Diesel is innovatively produced from biomass via a two-step reaction of pretreatment and pyrolysis. The reaction produced highly valuable oil (EFB-Diesel), gaseous and char. The conversion and the yield of EFB-Diesel were 58 wt% and 22 wt%, respectively. The innovative process is feasible for commercialization in the gas, fuel, and petrochemical industries.
Keywords: Renewable, wastes, fuel, energy
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Product |
Component |
Application |
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Liquid |
Hydrocarbons, Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (Biodiesel)
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Transportation fuel, petrochemical industries and for power plants |
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Gas |
Bio-ethane
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Fuel cells applications |
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Char |
-
|
Activated carbon |
PROBLEM
Environmental concerns and petroleum depletion lure the search for a new alternative fuel. One such solution is to convert renewable agricultural biomass to energy source. Being the world’s largest producer of palm oil, Malaysia generates about 40 million tons of empty fruit bunches (EFB) annually.
Although EFB is utilized for power generation, the heating value of EFB is still small. Even pyrolysis of EFB produces bio-oil that contains mixtures of chemical components that do not meet the fuel specifications.
OUR SOLUTION
An innovative process was developed for the conversion of empty palm fruit bunch to fuel (EFB-Diesel). The invention offers promising solution for the recent controversial issue of biodiesel production from food sources. The quality of EFB-Diesel is comparable to the conventional bio-diesel.
ADVANTAGES OF INVENTION
ü New technology for conversion of Empty Palm Fruit Bunch (EPFB) into Biodiesel
ü Environmental friendly alternative energy
ü Economically viable and sustainable method
ü Utilization of renewable resources
ü EFB-Diesel for heating oil or blended with diesel
PRODUCT FEATURES
· Converts solid biomass waste into renewable fuel
· Non-food source for biodiesel
· Waste to Wealth (W2W)
· High quality products
POTENTIAL MARKET
§ Solid Waste Management Industries
§ Agriculture Industries
§ Industrial Power Plants (eg. Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malakoff, YTL)
§ Automotive Industries
PRODUCT PROPERTIES
|
Properties |
EFB-Diesel |
Typical Bio-Oil |
Petroleum Diesel |
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pH |
3.8 |
3 |
7 |
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Water Content (wt%) |
17 |
31.5 |
131 ppm |
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Ash |
1.02 |
5.36 |
- |
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Moisture (%) |
0 |
6.7 |
- |
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Density (kg/L) a |
0.73 |
1.17 |
0.85 |
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Kinematic Viscosity, (Cst)b |
3.63 |
17 |
1.2-4.1 |
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High heating value (MJ/kg)c |
27 |
20.6 |
42.79 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION KINDLY CONTACT:
Prof. Dr. Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG),
Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Enginering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor. Tel: +607- 553 5502; +607- 553 6044 Fax: +607- 558 1463; Email: noraishah@fkkksa.utm.my www.fkkksa.utm.my/creg, www.cregutm.com
Dear Sirs,
We are based in Thailand and interested in your EFB Diesel technology. We have 500 ton/day (65% moisture content) of EFB for further process. If applicable, we would like to find out the feasibility of applying your technology to produce EFB Diesel to fuel Diesel Generating sets for electricity production.
Please, therefore, be so kind to provide us with all applicable information inclusive of Investment Requirement and delivery time of the equipment. FYI, our facility is located in Surat Thani, Southern Thailand.
Thank you for your kind consideration and cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
Prasop Limsirichai
Managing Director,
Yoddoy Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Tel. (6681) 671-3456, (6680)233-8983