Adistya Fadhilah Husna, Fitria Febrianti, Habibie Helminan Syah, Rabiatul Adawiyah Pangaribuan, Tia Aulia Surbakti, Junifa Layla Sihombing, Ahmad Nasir Pulungan
Oil palm midrib are very abundant waste, especially in the North Sumatra, Indonesia. Lignocellulose contained in oil palm midrib can be used as a source of alternative energy raw materials. The purpose of this research is to produce bio-oil that can reduce the use of fossil fuels. Natural zeolite (ZAS) as a catalyst was activated by mineral acid and calcination with nitrogen gas. Impregnation of Ni and Fe into ZAS followed by calcination and oxidation process to obtained Ni-Fe/ZAS catalyst. The conversion of oil palm midrib powder into cellulose was carried out by delignification process with NaOH and bleaching. Then, the conversion of bio-oil is carried out by pyrolysis using the HDO process. Based on the results of the catalyst characterization and activity test showed that the Ni-Fe/ZAS catalyst had good characteristics and activity. Bio-oil from fiber is dominated by lignin derivatives, meanwhile cellulose bio-oil is dominated by furan derivatives. Hydrodeoxygenation using a Ni-Fe/ZAS catalyst on fiber produced slightly different compounds from bio-oil in HDO without a catalyst, especially in the reduction percentage of phenol area from 52.91% to 39.58%. Meanwhile, in HDO bio-oil from cellulose, there was an increase in the percent area of phenol from 27.45% to 35.59%. ©2022 National Information and Documentation Center (NIDOC).
Department of Chemitsry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar Pasar V Medan Estate, Medan, 20221, Indonesia
