Steam pre-treatment and leaching for the production of high quality oil palm residue pellets

It is estimated that about 26 million metric tons of oil palm oil residues are produced annually in Malaysia. The oil palm residues contain high ash content, high alkali metals and low lignin content. Ash and alkali metals lead to slagging in a combustion reactor and fouling of surfaces in convectiv...

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Main Author: Lam, Pak Yiu
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45622