Pyrolysis production of fruit peel biochar for potential use in treatment of palm oil mill effluent

• Main Authors: Lam, Su Shiung, Liew, Rock Keey, Cheng, Chin Kui, Rasit, Nazaitulshila, Ooi, Chee Kuan, Ma, Nyuk Ling, Ng, Jo-Han, Lam, Wei Haur, Chong, Cheng Tung, Chase, Howard A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Academic Press Inc. 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85980/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.092
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Fruit peel, an abundant waste, represents a potential bio-resource to be converted into useful materials instead of being dumped in landfill sites. Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a harmful waste that should also be treated before it can safely be released to the environment. In this study, pyrolys...