Phenol-rich bio-oil derivation via microwave-induced fast pyrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch with activated carbon

• Main Authors: Rubia Idris, Woei, William Fong Chong, Atikah Ali, Sidah Idris, Mohd Faizal Hasan, Farid Nasir Ani, Cheng, Tung Chong
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Environmental Technology & Innovation 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QK Botany
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25266/1/Phenol-rich%20bio-oil%20derivation%20via%20microwave-induced%20fast%20pyrolysis%20of%20oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20with%20activated%20carbon.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25266/2/Phenol-rich%20bio-oil%20derivation%20via%20microwave-induced%20fast%20pyrolysis%20of%20oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20with%20activated%20carbon1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25266/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.101291
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

In the present study, oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) was subjected to microwaveinduced fast pyrolysis. It has been demonstrated that EFB pyrolysis with activated carbon (AC) as microwave susceptor significantly increases the bio-oil yield (38.26 wt%) at an optimized temperature of 500 ◦C as compar...