Haniif Prasetiawan, Dewi Selvia Fardhyanti, Widya Fatrisari, Hadiyanto Hadiyanto
Biomass is a good resource for renewable energy. Biomass can be converted into bio-fuel (bio-oil) through a catalytic fast pyrolysis process. Previous studies only used single feedstock biomass as raw material for bio-oil production. In this study, bio-oil production is based on a multi-feedstock biomass waste consisting of rice husk, sugar cane bagasse, and palm oil empty fruit bunch. The mixture of biomass waste as a raw material is expected to enhance the yield and quality of the bio-oil produced. This study aimed to investigate the bio-oil products obtained from catalytic pyrolysis of the biomass waste mixture. Mixture Design from Design Expert was used to study the effect of biomass composition on the bio-oil products. Each biomass, i.e., rice husk, sugar cane bagasse, and palm oil empty fruit bunch, was previously chopped and sieved into a uniform 60 mesh. The pyrolysis process was conducted at 500°C with an N2 flow rate of 3 L min-1. The mixture of biomass waste husks contains more phenolic compounds than single-feedstock. The chemical characterization also showed that the multi-feedstock bio-oil compound was dominated by aldehydes, esters, and phenolic compounds © 2023,Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences. All Rights Reserved.
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, 50275, Indonesia; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, 50292, Indonesia; Research Center for Biomass and Bioproducts, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl Raya Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, 16911, Indonesia
