An overview of empty fruit bunch from oil palm as feedstock for bio-oil production

• Published in: Biomass and Bioenergy
• Main Author: 2-s2.0-84896709087
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896709087&doi=10.1016%2fj.biombioe.2014.01.002&partnerID=40&md5=48c4693694580700da6f1df21a7d51a9
• ISSN: 9619534
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.002

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) from oil palm is one of the potential biomass to produce biofuels like bio-oil due to its abundant supply and favorable physicochemical characteristics. Confirming the assertion, this paper presents an overview of EFB as a feedstock for bio-oil production. The fundamental characteristics of EFB in terms of proximate analysis, ultimate analysis and chemical composition, as well as the recent advances in EFB conversion processes for bio-oil production like pyrolysis and solvolysis are outlined and discussed. A comparison of properties in terms of proximate analysis, ultimate analysis and fuel properties between the bio-oil from EFB and petroleum fuel oil is included. The major challenges and future prospects towards the utilization of EFB as a useful resource for bio-oil production are also addressed. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.