Synthesis of palm oil empty fruit bunch magnetic pyrolytic char impregnating with FeCl3 by microwave heating technique

• Main Authors: Mubarak, N. M., Kundu, A., Sahu, J. N., Chan Abdullah, Ezzat, Jayakumar, N. S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: T Technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62795/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.12.021
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is one of the most abundant residues of the Palm oil mill industry in Malaysia. The novel magnetic bio-char was synthesized by single stage microwave heating technique, using EFB in the presence of ferric chloride hexahydrate. The effect of microwave powers, radiation time an...