Investigation of the Hygroscopic Property of Oil Palm Fronds for Gasification Process

• Main Authors: Guangul, F. M., Sulaiman, S. A., Moni, M. N. Z., Atnaw, Samson Mekbib, Konda, R. E.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7741/1/Fiseha_A_1569556797.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7741/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Malaysia has abundant, but unutilized oil palm fronds waste. The lack of knowledge on the characteristics of biomass is considered as one of the barriers for not utilizing it as a source of energy. Particularly, determining the moisture content of biomass and reducing it to the required level for th...