Characterization of Palm Fruit Empty Bunches Bio-oil with the Addition of Ni/NZA Catalyst Using Free Fall Pyrolisis Method

Biomass resource mainly from forest industries waste such as oil palm empty fruit bunches (TKKS) is abundantly available, Currently, the utilization of TKKS as pyrolysis products is still limited to charcoal product, activated charcoal and charcoal briquettes. On the other hand, research on bio-oil manufacturing from biomass using fast pyrolysis method may increase hydrocarbons and calorific values, however the amount of catalyst used is higher than the biomass. is paper Th observes made data and information on the characteristics of bio-oil from oil palm empty fruit bunches through the addition of a catalyst. The yield 30.27%, pH 2.94, specific gravity 1.068, viscosity 44 cSt Ni/NZA as optimal results ( and calorific value29.38 MJ/kg flame medium category . with in ) were obtained with the addition of 6% catalyst The bio-oil produced dominated by acetic acid, phenol and benzene or toluene and there alkene hydrocarbons was , were also compound, for instance hexadecene and aromatic hydrocarbons naphthalene.