Monday, July 28, 2008

REVENUE MAXIMIZATION AND ZERO WASTE IN PALM OIL MILL

Heat Energy Content on Unwanted Waste
  • Fuel / Ratio to FFB / Energy content to total energy produced
  • Fibre / 15% / 44%
  • Shell / 6% / 26%
  • EFB / 23% / 30%
  1. Fibre @ 38% moisture @ 4700kcal/kg on dry matter
  2. Shell @ 15% moisture @ 4950kcal/kg on dry matter
  3. EFB @ 68% moisture @ 4200kcal/kg on dry matter

POME Extraction of Biogas

  • 300,000t/year FFB, produces 5,628,000m3 of biogas
  • Equivalent to 10.1304 million kwh/year
  • Equivalent to approx. 50,000t CER on methane captured
  • Equivalent to approx. 6,000t CER on power connection to grid

Methane Capture from POME

  • Biogas CH4 ; 60-70%
  • CO2 ; 30-40%
  • 1 tonne POME = 28 cu m Biogas
  • 1 cu m Biogas = 2 kwh

Revenue from Unwanted Waste Based on 300,000t/year FFB

  • Fuel / Amount / Unit price RM / Total RM
  • Fibre / 45,000t / 40 per t / 1,800,000
  • Shell / 18,000t / 80 per t / 1,440,000
  • EFB / 69,000 / 10 per t / 690,000
  • Biogas / 10,130 kwh / 0.21 / 2,026,000
  • CER / 56,000t / 34 per t / 1,904,000
  • Total - RM 7,860,000

Source - Revenue Maximization and Zero Waste in Palm Oil Mill / Bell Group of Companies / PIPOC 2007