Torrefaction of pulverized empty fruit bunch and polyethylene plastics waste mixture

• Main Authors: Hasan, Mohd. Faizal, Mohd. Salleh, Abdul Halim, Shamsuddin, Hielfarith Suffri, Mohd. Fuad, Muhammad Ariff Hanaffi, Abdul Latiff, Zulkarnain, Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Rosdzimin
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit Akademia Baru 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66193/; http://www.akademiabaru.com/doc/ARFMTSV29_N1_P1_9.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The combustion properties of torrefied mixture of empty fruit bunch (EFB) and polyethylene (PE) plastics were investigated experimentally, for weight ratio of 95:5 (EFB: PE) and 90:10. The mixture samples were obtained from briquettes that were produced under various briquetting temperatures (150°...