Determination of the Equilibrium Moisture Content of Oil Palm Fronds Feedstock for Gasification Proces

• Main Authors: Guangul, F. M., Sulaiman, S. A., Moni, M. N. Z., Atnaw, Samson Mekbib, Konda, R. E.
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: ANSInet 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8471/1/Fiseha%20Moisture%20360-366.pdf; http://scialert.net/current.php?issn=1992-1454; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8471/
• 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...