A Simplified Model for Gasification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Briquettes

This study is aimed at investigating the product gas yield and composition of efb briquettes gasification using a simplified stoichiometric equilibrium model. similar mathematical models have been successfully adopted by a number of research groups to investigate the thermochemical conversion of biomass species. hence the effect of gasification temperature on the product gas yield and composition of efb briquettes gasification using a simplified stoichiometric equilibrium model is presented in this study. the results indicate that the h2 and co content increased with increasing temperature from 600 to 800°c while the co2, n2 and ch4 content decreased. the h2 content increased with increasing temperature, with peak production of 25.55 mol % at 750°c. the hhv (4.87 to 8.38 mj/nm3), cge (27.72 to 47.71%) and cce (25.42 to 41.54%) values increased with increasing temperature during gasification. hence for a reacting system with known reaction mechanism, the model can be used to reasonably deduce the yield and composition of the gasification products.