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Effect of mass loading and microwave absorber application method on the product from microwave assisted pyrolysis of palm oil mill effluent
Zakiuddin Januri1, Siti Shawalliah Idris2, Hafifah Amirah Akhawan3, Norazah Abd. Rahman4, Sharmeela Matali5, Shareena Fairuz Abd Manaf6.
Approximately, about 50 million tons of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) is produced every year, however, discharge of POME
to open water source will cause negative impact to environment. High production of POME makes it impossible to dispose at the
disposal company, therefore, in-situ treatment has been developed. Current disposal method implemented by palm oil industries
is through biodegradable pond. This method is applied due to high water content in POME about 90% of water. Microwave
assisted pyrolysis would be an alternative method to deal with the POME since not only can disposed but also can convert to
valuable material such as solid char and pyrolytic oil. In this paper, effect of mass loading of POME at a range of 100 to 500
grams with additional activated carbon (AC) was studied. Microwave power level, radiation time and mixing ratio of AC were
set constant at 1000 W, 30 minutes and 5%, respectively. Product yields of solid and liquid were analyzed for the best process
performance. Solid char obtained has a potential to be utilized as solid fuel since its energy content was >20 MJ/kg and has high
carbon content at >80%. Meanwhile, about 20% of chemical content in the pyrolytic oil has the carbon number in the range of C1
to C10.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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