An overview of empty fruit bunch from oil palm as feedstock for bio-oil production

作者：Chang Siu Hua^*

来源：Biomass and Bioenergy, 2014, 62: 174-181.

DOI：10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.002

• Empty fruit bunch
• Oil palm
• Biomass
• Pyrolysis
• Bio-oil

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) from oil palm is one of the potential biomass to produce biofuels like bio-oil due to its abundant supply and favorable physicochemical characteristics. Confirming the assertion, this paper presents an overview of EFB as a feedstock for bio-oil production. The fundamental characteristics of EFB in terms of proximate analysis, ultimate analysis and chemical composition, as well as the recent advances in EFB conversion processes for bio-oil production like pyrolysis and solvolysis are outlined and discussed. A comparison of properties in terms of proximate analysis, ultimate analysis and fuel properties between the bio-oil from EFB and petroleum fuel oil is included. The major challenges and future prospects towards the utilization of EFB as a useful resource for bio-oil production are also addressed.

• 出版日期2014-3