Pyrolysis of Saudi Arabian date palm waste: A viable option for converting waste into wealth

Ahmad Hussain; Aamir Farooq; Mohamed Ismail Bassyouni; Hani Hussain Sait; Mahmoud Abo El-Wafa; Syed Waheedul Hasan; Farid Nasir Ani

doi:10.7537/marslsj111214.126

Pyrolysis of Saudi Arabian date palm waste: A viable option for converting waste into wealth

Ahmad Hussain^*, Aamir Farooq, Mohamed Ismail Bassyouni, Hani Hussain Sait, Mahmoud Abo El-Wafa, Syed Waheedul Hasan, Farid Nasir Ani

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Abstract

Saudi Arabia has about 23 million palm trees and it is the second largest producer of dates. The biomass from the trimmed branches of palm trees amount to more than 200,000 tons/year. This biomass waste can be used to produce many commercial products. There are several relevant technologies for conversion of biomass and solid wastes into higher value products. The starting point of the project is the pretreatment of palm solid wastes. Thermogravimetric analysis has been done to understand the pyrolysis behavior of palm date wastes. A fluidized bed (FB) has been designed and to study hydrodynamics and develop optimum conditions for the pyrolysis of palm wastes. A novel fluidized bed test rig has been designed and fabricated to carry out the pyrolysis of palm wastes. The pyrolysis is used to produce activated carbon and the waste can also be readily converted to liquid phenolic products. Liquid products are particularly interesting because they have a higher energy density and can be used to produce adhesives as well as biofuels for use in power generation and transport sector. Experimental results have indicated potential opportunities of using the date biomass waste as a potential fuel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	667-671
Number of pages	5
Journal	Life Science Journal
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7537/marslsj111214.126
State	Published - Dec 25 2014

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Funding Information:
Experimental and thermogravimetic analyses work was carried out at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The work of Dr. Farooq was supported by funding from KAUST. The work of other authors was supported by the NSTIP strategic technologies program–Award No. (11-WAT2033-03). The authors also acknowledge the Science and Technology Unit, King Abdulaziz University for technical support.

Funding Information:
Experimental and thermogravimetic analyses work was carried out at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The work of Dr. Farooq was supported by funding from KAUST. The work of other authors was supported by the NSTIP strategic technologies program?Award No. (11-WAT2033-03). The authors also acknowledge the Science and Technology Unit, King Abdulaziz University for technical support.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Zhengzhou University. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Date biomass waste
Energy production
Fluidized bed rig
Pyrolysis
Thermogravimetric analysis

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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