Open AccessParticulate Emission Characteristics from Palm Fibre and Shell Combustion with Alumino-Silicate Based Additives
Author(s) -
M. A. Azmi,
S Zahiruddin,
S Shahidana,
J NorRuwaida,
M. Rashid,
Akhtar Ali,
M Dewika,
M. R. Ammar,
H Haslina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1051/1/012068
Subject(s) - particulates , combustion , palm oil , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , biomass (ecology) , briquette , waste management , materials science , chemistry , coal , engineering , agronomy , agroforestry , organic chemistry , biology
Malaysia is one of the largest palm oil producers in the world with a continuous increment in worldwide demand. The palm oil extraction process leaves palm fibre and shell (F&S) as waste. The palm F&S are biomass fuels that have been utilized in many palm oil mills to generate energy through the combustion process. The release of harmful particulates from the combustion process is the main concern in this research. A few studies had shown that the PM2.5 particulate matters cannot be filtered by the Air Pollution Control System (APCS); thus, it can pollute the environment. In this research, the utilization of additives inside biomass fuels is studied. The effect of additives towards the particulate size of the ashes and determination of the best additive are the two main objectives of this research. The proximate and ultimate analysis was done the determine the combustion profile of the samples. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis was done to determine the size of particulates inside the ashes.