The Impact of Ratio of Raw Material and Fuel Towards Bio Crude Oil Yield in the Pyrolysis Process of Empty Fruit Bunches

• Main Author: Syaqoful Fikri (13014010), Brillian Faizal Katon S. (13014046) , Muth
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/29419
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<p align="justify">The use of fossil-based energy resources is decreasing as the times goes by. Bio crude oil is a potential source of bioenergy to replace petroleum. Bio crude oil is obtained from the pyrolysis of various types of biomass in the temperature range 500 - 600°C. This oil becomes a potential because of the availability of raw materials in the form of biomass that is available in large quantities. This study focuses on optimizing the pyrolysis process to produce high bio crude oil products using pyrolysis process and pyrolysis reactor with furnace. The dependent variable in this study is the yield of pyrolysis crude oil. While the independent variables in this study is the amount of raw materials for pyrolysis and the amount of fuel. The ultimate goal of this study was to prove the percentage of yield of bio crude oil by varying the independent variables, to obtain the most optimum biomass pyrolysis system to bio crude oil. The experimental methodology used is pyrolysis of palm empty fruit bunches. Variations were made between the ratio of raw material to fuel. The liquid product is analyzed by its composition and its moisture content. The variation is obtained in intermittent with the ratio of raw to fuel 1: 3. The moisture content obtained is 25.49% in the dense and 71.34% in the aqueous. The major composition of BCO is acetic acid at 14.60%, phenol with 13.86%, and 2-methyl-phenol with 10.80%. The charcoal produced has the potential to compete with bituminous grade coal. <p align="justify"> <br />