ASIA INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION EXHIBITION 2021
NOVEL FIXED BED GASIFIER
In the area of globalization, Malaysia has become a well-known oil palm producer industry throughout the country. Due to this situation has also led to the production of high waste material. This has led to the production of waste for 16.8 billion annually. This will lead to the opening of a new waste site. Malaysia has also created a new technology policy which known as green technology. With this new policy, there has been an opportunity in recycling this waste into new energy. The technology that can be used is by using the gasification process; the agricultural waste will be burned at high temperature in the combustion chamber to produce synthetic gas using the novel fixed bed gasifier. The objective of this project innovation to find the composition of the gas produced by novel swirl fixed bed gasifier. The selective waste used is empty fruit bunch (EFB). In addition, it is to find combustion methods that help in the production of standard gas composition.
The methods of combustion used at the difference flow rate such as 20m³/hr., 25m³/hr. and 30m³/hr. and use of 50 degrees swirl devices in the combustion chamber. Characteristics of empty fruit bunch (EFB) are analysis by doing proximate analysis, ultimate analysis and gross calorie value (GCV). The results from the combustion gas produce the hydrogen gas, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen. Comparison of gas composition from empty fruit bunch (EFB) produced is also given a comparison with the results of previous studies. As a conclusion, an empty fruit bunch (EFB) can produce standard gas composition for gas synthesis with the use of novel fixed bed gasifier at the condition different swirl air flow. This innovation supposed to supports the National Key Economic Area (NKEA) to increase the job in the field of household electricity generation and sustainability development goals (SDGs) categories 7 for the affordable and green fuel for the synthesis gas as one of the alternative fuels in the future.
