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Case study: preliminary assessment of integrated palm biomass biorefinery for bioethanol production utilizing non-food sugars from oil palm frond petiole


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Syed Abdullah, Sharifah Soplah and Shirai, Yoshihito and Mohd Ali, Ahmad Amiruddin and Mustapha, Mahfuzah and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2016) Case study: preliminary assessment of integrated palm biomass biorefinery for bioethanol production utilizing non-food sugars from oil palm frond petiole. Energy Conversion and Management, 108. pp. 233-242. ISSN 0196-8904; ESSN: 1879-2227

Abstract

In this case study, a preliminary assessment on the bioethanol production from oil palm frond (OPF) petiole sugars within an integrated palm biomass biorefinery was carried out. Based on the case study of 4 neighbouring palm oil mills, approximately 55,600 t/y of fermentable sugars could be obtained from OPF petiole. The integrated biorefinery will be located at one of the 4 mills. The mill has potential excess energy comprising 3.64 GW h/y of electricity and 177,000 t/y of steam which are sufficient to run the biorefinery. With 33.9 million litres/y of bioethanol production, the specific production cost of bioethanol is estimated at $ 0.52/l bioethanol, compared to $ 0.31–0.34/l bioethanol produced from sugarcane and $ 0.49–0.60/l bioethanol from other lignocellulosics. The net energy ratio of 7.48 for bioethanol production from OPF provides a promising alternative for OPF utilization as a non-food sugar feedstock.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.11.016
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Bioethanol; Biofuel; Biorefinery; Non-food fermentable sugar; Oil palm frond petiole; Oil palm biomass
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2016 02:09
Last Modified: 08 Jun 2016 02:09
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16879
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