Potential biomass energy from palm oil industry

Minyak sawit dan minyak isirong sawit adalah dua barang dagangan dalam perusahaan minyak sawit. Bahan-bahan sampingan yang dihasilkan semasa memproses minyak sawit adalah dianggap sebagai sisa untuk dibuang. Kepentingan ekonomi bahan-bahan sampingan seperti sabut, tempurung, tandan kosong dan efluen kilang sawit selama ini telah diabaikan dan tidak digunakan. Memandangkan terdapat persaingan yang semakin meningkat dalam […]

Measuring and modelling oil palm trunk growth

The trunk represents an important component of the vegetative dry matter of oil palm. This paper describes the approaches taken to model trunk growth as part of a comprehensive model of oil palm dry matter production and development, and the problems and limitations encountered. Several approaches are described including the independent simulation of trunk height […]

Characterisation of oil palm trunks and their holocellulose fibres for the manufacture of industrial commodities

A total of 12 felled oil palm trunks (OPT) of tenera variety were obtained from the Sungei Kahang Estate owned by Sayong Plantation Sendirian Berhad, located between latitudes N2° 12’ 24” to N2° 12’ 55” and longitudes E103° 30’ 59”to E103° 31’ 05”. The physical and mechanical properties of OPT and their respective single holocellulose […]