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Utilization Of Palm Oil Sludge Through Pyrolysis For Bio-Oil And Bio-Char Production
Utilization Of Palm Oil Sludge Through Pyrolysis For Bio-Oil And Bio-Char Production
Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya
In this study, pyrolysis technique was utilized for converting palm oil sludge to value added materials: bio-oil (liquid fuel) and bio-char (soil amendment). The bio-oil yield obtained was 27.4 +/- 1.7 wt.% having a heating value of 22.2 +/- 3.7 MJ/kg and a negligible ash content of 0.23 +/- 0.01 wt.%. The pH of bio-oil was in alkaline region. The bio-char yielded 49.9 +/- 0.3 wt.%, which was further investigated for sorption efficiency by adsorbing metal (Cd2+ ions) from water. The removal efficiency of Cd2+ was 89.4 +/- 2%, which was almost similar to the removal efficiency of a commercial …