TECHNO-ECONOMIC ISSUES OF BIOMASS BASED COGENERATION IN A PALM OIL MILL OF MALAYSIA: A CASE STUDY
Keywords:
Biomass, Techno-econom ics, Cogeneration, Palm oil mill, Heat-power ratio .Abstract
Malaysia is the world's large st producer and exporter of palm oil. The palm oil biomass
contributes more than 65% of the total available biomass potential in Malaysia . Only 5.4 percent of this potential is used to generate electricity while the other huge amount of process wastes bring about tremendous disposal and enviro nmenta l problems. The amount of electrical power obtain able from biomass generated palm oil mill which includes empty fruit bunches, fibers , fruit shells and the waste effluent is quiet substantial. This paper describes the case studies of techno economic issues of effective utilization of biomass energy at Rantau Oil Palm Mill located in Rantau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia . Efforts have been made to maximize utilization of the energy resources ofpalm oil mill to improve the overall production efficiency. Studies have been made to select the most suitable coge neration system for the effective utili zation ofthe biomass energy.
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