Innovative Process to Enrich Carbon Content of EFB-Derived Biochar as an Alternative Energy Source in Ironmaking. (14th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Purwanto, Hadi; Rozhan, Alya Naili; Salleh, Hamzah Mohd
• Other Names: Zhang Zhiqiang Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in materials science and engineering. Volume 2018(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-03-14
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; Materials science; Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/4067237
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-8434

Abstract

Abstract : This paper describes the mechanism of a developed process—an integrated pyrolysis-tar decomposition process—to produce oil palm empty fruit bunch- (EFB-) derived biochar with additional solid carbon within the biochar bodies, produced by decomposition of tar vapor on its pore surface, using the chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) method. The product, carbon-infiltrated biochar, was characterized to investigate the possibility to be used as partial coke breeze replacement in ironmaking. Carbon-infiltrated biochar is proposed to be utilized for a sintering process that could reduce the consumption of coke and CO2 emission in iron-steel industry.