UAE researchers develop method to extract bio-oil from date palm tree fiber waste
The findings are presented in a recent article published in the journal ACS Omega. In the study, the researchers examine the conversion-dependent pyrolysis behavior, kinetic analysis, and qualitative composition of bio-oil derived from date palm surface fibers (DPSFs). These fibers are abundantly available as municipal and agricultural biomass wastes from date palm trees in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the research was conducted.
The authors report that DPSFs show strong potential as bioenergy feedstock. As a lignocellulosic biomass rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, the fibers are particularly suitable for thermochemical energy conversion processes. The material was analyzed “using thermogravimetric analysis at non-isothermal heating rates of 10–40 °C/min at a temperature range of 20–750 °C.”
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