Room: Poster Area
Date: Friday, 22 May 2026
Time: 11:30 - 12:45 CEST
Session code IDV.3
Industrial session
Efficient Biochar Production From Empty Fruit Bunches At The Palm Oil Mill
Short Introductive summary
Biochar is sought after in the palm oil industry to improve soil quality and carbon storage. Biochar production is not an efficient process unless the abundant residue heat can be applied efficiently. Here we test the application of the residue heat for steam production thereby freeing up the other mill residues PPMF (palm press mesocarp fibre) and shells for added value biobased applications. The performance of the base case and new mill set-up are compared for impact and economic performance.
Presenter
Wolter ELBERSEN
Wageningen Research, Food and Biobased Products Dpt., THE NETHERLANDS
Presenter's biography
Wolter Elbersen (1964) is a biomass expert with 25 years experience in biomass chain development and assessment. His current interests are biomass mobilization, quantifying circularity of biomass uses, biochar, commodification of biomass to link supply and demand for biomass.
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Co-authors:
J. Voogt, Wageningen Research, THE NETHERLANDS
J.A. Garcia-Nunez, Cenipalma, Bogota, COLOMBIA
N.E. Ramirez, Cenipalma, Bogota, COLOMBIA
Session reference: IDV.3.14