Characterization of pyroligneous acid produced from microwave-assisted treatment of palm kernel shell

• Main Authors: Raja Sulong, Raja Safazliana, Zulkifli, Seri Elyanie, Hasham, Rosnani, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89984/1/ZainulAkmarZakaria2020_CharacterizationofPyroligneousAcidProducedfromMicrowave.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89984/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1444/1/012005
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Palm oil plantation is one of the largest cultivation in Malaysia. The massive production of palm oil has abandoned huge palm oil biomass such as palm kernel shell that has become increasingly threatening environmental issue. Conversion of biomass through microwave pyrolysis has become one of the so...