Publications by authors named "Ahmad Amiruddin Mohd Ali"
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- A one-step process using a brick reactor at low temperatures (300-500°C) effectively converted coconut shell biomass into a high-surface-area biochar-derived adsorbent with impressive characteristics (308 m²/g surface area, 2 nm pore diameter).
- Scanning electron microscope images confirmed the presence of well-developed nano-pores, indicating its classification as a nano-adsorbent, despite not requiring a separate activation process.
- This study uniquely demonstrates that coconut shell can be converted into a functional biochar-based nano-adsorbent at lower temperatures compared to previous methods involving other biomass sources, like oil palm empty fruit bunch.
An appropriate technology for waste utilisation, especially for a large amount of abundant pressed-shredded oil palm empty fruit bunch (OFEFB), is important for the oil palm industry. Self-sustained pyrolysis, whereby oil palm biomass was combusted by itself to provide the heat for pyrolysis without an electrical heater, is more preferable owing to its simplicity, ease of operation and low energy requirement. In this study, biochar production under self-sustained pyrolysis of oil palm biomass in the form of oil palm empty fruit bunch was tested in a 3-t large-scale pool-type reactor.
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