Carbon doped iron ore using palm kernel shell

• Main Authors: Zamani Abd Rashid, Rusila, Purwanto, Hadi, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Ani, Mohd Hanafi, Akiyama, Tomohiro, Yunus, Nurul Azhani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2013
• Subjects: TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29746/1/AMR.701.28-shila.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29746/; http://www.ttp.net/978-3-03785-704-5/toc.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper pertains to the reduction process of local low grade iron ore using palm kernel shell (PKS). It is well known that low grade iron ores contain high amount of gangue minerals and combined water. Biomass waste (aka agro-residues) from the palm oil industry is an attractive alternative fuel...