Air gasification of oil palm waste over dolomite in a fluidized bed

Abstract

Air gasification of oil palm empty fruit bunch was carried out in a fluidized bed gasifier. Calcined dolomite was used as the catalytic bed material. The effect of bed temperature (650-1050• C) on the quality of the producer gas was examined. During the gasification experiment, a producer gas with improved quality was obtained at high temperatures, but agglomeration of the bed material was realized as the major concern at temperatures above 850Thus, the temperature was reduced and the quality of the product gas was assessed through a set of experiments designed