Enhanced Hydrogen Generation from Empty Fruit Bunches by Charcoal Addition into a Downdraft Gasifier |
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Authors: | Minhaj Uddin Monir Azrina Abd Aziz Dai-Viet N Vo Fatema Khatun |
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Affiliation: | 1. Jashore University of Science and Technology, Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, 7408 Jashore, Bangladesh;2. Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, 26300 Gambang, Malaysia;3. Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, 755414 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Abstract: | Hydrogen production by co-gasification of empty fruit bunches of palm oil could be enhanced by adding charcoal. Physiochemical characterization of raw feedstocks was performed to determine their exergy potentiality. The raw feedstocks, gasified charcoal, and the end product of produced gas were analyzed by different techniques. Gasification experiments were performed using a pilot-scale downdraft gasifier. The heating value, composition of product gas, yield of hydrogen, and exergy efficiency were used to verify the improvement of hydrogen production during the co-gasification process. Charcoal with empty fruit bunches of palm oil leads to a much higher yield of hydrogen than lower charcoal ratios or solely empty fruit bunches. This enhanced hydrogen fuel can contribute to future energy demand. |
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Keywords: | Charcoal Downdraft gasifier Empty fruit bunch Exergy efficiency Hydrogen production |
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