Innovative process to enrich carbon content of EFB-derived biochar as an alternative energy source in ironmaking

• Main Authors: Hadi, Purwanto, Rozhan, Alya Naili, Hamzah, Mohd. Salleh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Hindawi Publication 2018
• Subjects: TN600 Metallurgy; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63856/1/Advcd%20Mat%20Sci-Engi-2018-alya.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63856/7/63856%20Innovative%20Process%20to%20Enrich%20Carbon%20Content%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63856/13/63856_Innovative%20process%20to%20enrich%20carbon%20content%20of%20EFB-derived_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63856/; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/amse/2018/4067237/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper describes the mechanism of a developed process—an integrated pyrolysis-tar decomposition process—to produce oil palm empty fruit bunch- (EFB-) derived biochar with additional solid carbon within the biochar bodies, produced by decomposition of tar vapor on its pore surface, using the chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) method. The product, carbon-infiltrated biochar, was characterized to investigate the possibility to be used as partial coke breeze replacement in ironmaking. Carbon-infiltrated biochar is proposed to be utilized for a sintering process that could reduce the consumption of coke and CO2 emission in iron-steel industry.