Energy balances, greenhouse gas emissions and economics of biochar production from palm oil empty fruit bunches

• Main Authors: Harsono, Soni Sisbudi, Grundman, Philipp, Lek, Hang Lau, Hansen, Anja, Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran, Meyer-Aurich, Andreas, Idris, Azni, Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28798/1/Energy%20balances.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28798/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper presents results from a gate-to-gate analysis of the energy balance, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and economic efficiency of biochar production from palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB). The analysis is based on data obtained from EFB combustion in a slow pyrolysis plant in Selangor, Mala...