Integrated palm oil processing

Conference · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)

OSTI ID:6603175

Compere, A L; Googin, J M; Griffith, W L

Tree palms are a promising source of fuel extenders and substitutes. They are perennials which bear oil for a period of two to three decades after a roughly four year preliminary growth period. Because palms are an important crop in many areas of Asia, Africa, and South America, considerable attention has been given to palm genetic improvement, with the result that tree palms are one of the most efficient energy crops, providing much better solar energy capture than, for example, sugar cane and cassava. Tree palms are particularly attractive in areas where more conventional farming would pose a significant threat of laterization or cause major ecological problems. Technology for palm oil production, including harvest, tree management, and oil pressing are generally suited to village or plantation use, and, for the most part, have been directed toward supplying process energy through the combustion of process waste products, such as palm fruit residue and palm bunch fibers.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
• OSTI ID: 6603175
• Report Number(s): CONF-831205-
• Journal Information: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States), Conference: 6. Miami international conference on alternative energy sources, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 12 Dec 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
09 BIOMASS FUELS
OIL PALMS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
BIOMASS PLANTATIONS
BOTANY
HARVESTING
PRESSING
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
BIOLOGY
FABRICATION
MATERIALS WORKING
PLANTS
TREES
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