Increasing ambient carbon dioxide ( CO2) concentration from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission has contributed to the growing rate of global land and ocean surface temperature. Various carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies were established to mitigate this impending issue. CO2 adsorption is gaining prominence since unlike traditional chemical absorption, it does not require high energy usage for solvent regeneration and consumption of corrosive chemical solvent. In CO2 adsorption, activated carbons show high CO2 adsorption capacity given their well-developed porous structures. Numerous researches employed oil palm wastes as low-cost precursors. This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of research works available thus far in oil palm-derived activated carbon (OPdAC) for CO2 adsorption application. First, we present the desired OPdAC characteristics and its precursors in terms of their chemical properties, elemental, and proximate compositions. This is followed by an overview of various activation methodologies and surface modification methods to attain the desired characteristics for CO2 adsorption. Then the focus turned to present available OPdAC CO2 adsorption performance and how it is affected by its physical and chemical characteristics. Based on these, we identify the challenges and the potential development in different aspects such as precursor selection, process development, and optimization of parameter. A pilot scale production cost analysis is also presented to compare various activation and surface modification methods, so that the appropriate method can be selected for CO2 adsorption.

In this study, we investigated the effects of diesel-palm oil biodiesel-ethanol blends on combustion and emission characteristics in a 4-cylinder common rail direct injection (CRDI) diesel engine at low idling operations. The engine speed and engine load was 750 rpm and 40 Nm, while the main and pilot injection timing was respectively fixed at 2 °CA before top dead center (BTDC) and 20 °CA BTDC. The experimental results showed that the cylinder pressure increased with the increasing of palm oil biodiesel ratio from 20% to 100%. In addition, the peak value of cylinder pressure increased by 4.35% compared with pure diesel fuel when 5 vol.% ethanol oil added to diesel oil. Because the palm oil biodiesel and ethanol are the oxygenated fuel, the oxygen content played an important role in improving combustion. Based on the high oxygen content of biodiesel and ethanol, their mixing with diesel fuel effectively reduced PM emissions but increased NOx slightly, while CO and HC had no significant changes.

This study describes the effects of palm oil biodiesel (PD) blended with diesel on the combustion performance, emission characteristics and soot morphology in a 4-cylinder CRDI diesel engine. 5 kinds of fuels are used with blending as diesel/biodiesel volume ratio 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 100%. The engine is operated under idle speed, 750rpm and load conditions of the engine are 0 Nm and 40Nm. The Coefficient of Variation(COV) of Indicated Mean Effective Pressure(IMEP) shows that the engine operates very steadily in the idle state. But fuel consumption is increased. And Emission results show that the oxygen in biodiesel has a great influence on the production of exhaust emissions. The nitrogen oxides(NOx) is decreased because of high viscosity and low heating values of biodiesel at low blend ratio. But NOx and Carbon monoxide(CO) are increased above a certain blend ratio. Particulate matter(PM) and Hydrocarbons(HC) is decreased according to increase of blend ratio. The size of soot is decreased and the morphology of soot is developed to cluster with increasing blend ratio.

식물성 오일을 이용한 바이오 항공유의 제조공정에서 탈산소 반응의 적절한 운전조건 선정을 통한 생성물 물성 최적화는 최대의 바이오항공유 수율을 얻기 위해 필수적인 요소이다. 이에 따라 팜유의 탈산소화 반응이 1 wt.% Pt/Al2O3촉매가 장입된 내경이 1인치인 고정층 반응기에서 수행되었다. 업그레이딩 공정을 통하여 수송 연료로 활용될 수 있는 액체 생성물(organic liquid product)은 가스 크로마토그래피 방법으로 그 조성을 분석하였다. 피드 내의 팜유/수소 비율과 수소 압력은 탈카르복실레이션과 수첨탈산소 반응에 영향을 주어 생성물의 조성 변화를 초래하였다. 반응 온도가 증가함에 따라 탈산소 생성물의 연속적 크래킹 반응이 촉진되어 C5~C14영역의 생성물 조성이 증가하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 팜유의 탈산소화 반응 특성의 이해 뿐 아니라 연속 공정인 수첨 업그레이딩 공정을 통한 바이오 항공유의 제조에 도움을 줄 수 있다.

오늘날 지구온난화를 줄이기 위한 노력으로 온실가스 저감 기술 개발에 대한 노력이 정부차원에서 이루어지고 있으며 그 일환으로 국내에서는 2006년부터 자동차용 경유에 바이오디젤이 혼입되고 있다. 비록 일부 품질 기준상의 개선사항이 남아 있고 대부분의 원료를 수입에 의존하고 있다는 점에서 제한요소가 있음에도 2013년 기준 년간 400kton를 생산하고 있으며 향후 신재생에너지 연료 혼합의무화 제도(RFS)가 시행되면 그 생산양은 더욱 증가할 것으로 예상되는바 원료 다변화를 통한 원료 불균형 해소와 이에 따른 적절한 연구 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 신규 바이오디젤 원료로 검토되고 있는 라우릭산 메틸에스터(C12:0 FAME) 중심의 팜핵유(PKO, Palm Kernel Oil)와 코코넛유 유래 바이오디젤을 대상으로 국내 품질기준 중 차량 연소계통과 저온성능에 문제를 일으킬 수 있는 글리세린 함량 분석과 관련하여 기존 시험방법(KS M 2412)의 적용 가능성을 조사하였다. 이를 바탕으로 기존 분석조건에서 발생되는 카프릭산 메틸에스터(C10:0 FAME)와의 피크겹침, 총글리세린 도출관련 계산평형상수 등에 대한 개선 사항을 도출하고 보다 다양한 원료를 이용한 바이오디젤 내 글리세린 분석 가능한 시험방법 개발 가능성을 검토하였다.

The shelf-life of Yugwa(Busuge) is very short because of the low oxidative stability of soybean oil which is conventionally used as the frying oil of Yugwa base with high porous structures. To identify the possibility of replacing soybean oil with palm oil whose oxidative stability is high, POV(peroxide value), AV(acid value), colorness (L. a and b), hardness and sensory characteristics during storage of the Yugwa base fried with the soybean oil and palm oil stored in the anaerobic packaging or the aerobic packaging at 10 and 30℃ for 75 days were measured. POV and AV of the Yugwa base fried with palm oil were significantly lower than those of Yugwa fried with the soybean oil. Hardness and colorness were not different each other and, sensory evaluation was slightly higher than that fried with soybean oil. Lipid absorption amount was not significantly different between the Yugwa base fried with palm oil and the one fried with soybean oil.

The natural body foam product which palm oil is added to this product, differs from products for clothes and Kitchen detergent, industrial and domestic detergent, and It has a various characteristics as a soft detergent for bath and hair product. Up to now, vidal sassoon product which imports form overseas and sells in our country, increases every year in consumption quantity. The development of this product tested to consider the quality of product in the effect of import transfer. First of all, the experiment of this product tested the fundamental items of pH, foam formation force, the moisture effect of product, the biodegradation degree of product. In case of palm oil, when it was added to this product in 0.25wt%, we could get experiment results that pH appeared in 6.2, foam formation force in product 1wt% solution appeared in 104ml per 30sec, the skin moisture effect of product appeared in incleasing from 82 a.u to 90 a.u within one hour since we have used the product, the biodegradation degree of surfactant appeared in 96.7%. According to the experiment result of product, we could know the fact that it has a high quality in comparison with other products.

Effectiveness of some natural antioxidants were investigated by measuring the physico-chemical charcteristics and fatty acid composition during thermal oxidation in palm oil. Tocopherol showed most enhanced thermal oxidation stabilities compared to the other natural antioxidants. AR spice was no good AOM stability and changes of acid value but the other parameters were obtained desirable results. The changes of linoleic aicd content was slightly decreased during thermal oxidation. Addition of rosemary and glycyrriza extract increased the stabilities of oil less than tocopherol and AR spice. Order of antioxdative effects was tocopherol, AR spice and others. There was no significiant difference in stability of rosemary and glycyrriza extract.

Palm 유로 유열처리한 라면제품을 태양광선구, 실내보존구, 항온기보존구 및 골판지상자구 등의 처리구로 나누어 20주동안 저장하고, 경시적으로 산가, 과산화물가, TBA가, 지방산조성 및 요오드가 등의 지방산화이상을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. Al증착 film포장지로 밀봉하고 골판지상자에 넣어 실온 암소에서 저장하면 산가, 과산화물가, carbonyl가 및 TBA가는 완만하게 증가하여 5개월 경과 후에도 완전한 품질을 보였다. 관능검사에 있어서의 산패취도 5개월후까지는 인정되지 않았다. 실내보존구 및 항온기 보존구의 라면은 완만한 산화이상을 보여 저장 18주에 산패취를 확인하였으나, 태양광선구의 라면은 저장 10주부터 다소 크게 산화가 일어났으며, 이때 산패취를 확인하였다. 산가, 과산화물가, carbonly가, 및 TBA가는 각 처리구 공히 저장기간 동안 증가하였으며, 태양광선구에서 그 증가이상은 현저하였다. 특히 TBA가는 태양광선구에서 저장 10주이후 급격히 증가하여 14주에 그 정점을 이루고 다시 감소하였다. 저장초 그리고 저장 18주의 태양광선구 및 항온구의 라면 유지에 대한 지방산 조성을 살펴본 결과 항온구에선 큰 변화가 없었으나 태양광선구에선 저장초의 지방산조성에 비하여 oleic acid등 불포화지방산의 상대적인 감소이상을 볼 수 있었으며 저장 중 요오드가의 감소가 이런 사실을 뒷받침하고 있다.

The Malaysian biogas upgrading technologies and policies were examined. In Malaysia, the regulation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) has been enforced to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 20 ppm and the biogas capture in the palm oil mills have been recently enforced for renewable energy. A huge amount of organic waste is produced from POME, and 80 million tons from palm oil trees, every year. Due to the renewable energy trends, the Malaysian government is modifying the use of biogases as fuels in favor of their conversion into compressed natural gas (CNG) and other chemicals; various green policies are being promoted because of many advantages of the organic substances. The Korean policies for biogas are a good model for exporting environmental plants after upgrading the digestion and purification technologies. Therefore, this article introduces the current status of POME and biogas production in Malaysia, it could encourage creating a new market for biomethane.

To produce palm kernel shell (PKS) biocrude oil, a bubbling fluidized bed pyrolyzer was used with different sample sizes and reaction temperatures. The PKS sample sizes used were 0.1 ~ 0.4 mm, 0.4 ~ 1.0 mm, and 1.0 ~ 2.0 mm and the reaction temperature were 465oC, 490oC, 530oC, 560oC, and 590oC. The yield of PKS biocrude oil increased with decreasing the sample size. The maximum yield of PKS biocrude oil was 47.31% at 560oC with a PKS sample size of 0.1 ~ 0.4 mm. In addition, the maximum energy yield of PKS biocrude oil was 45.05% at 560oC and size 0.1 ~ 0.4 mm. Among the characteristics of PKS biocrude oil, the high heating values are from 15.98 MJ/Kg to 20.29 MJ/Kg, the moisture content is from 20.14wt.% to 31.57wt.%, and the viscosity ranges from 0.0117 N s/m2 to 0.0408 N s/m2. In addition, proximate analyses and elemental analysis of PKS biocrude oil were conducted.