Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal

Ball mill is a machine that used to produce powder size of materials from ceramics, glass and coal. This project is optimizing ball mill processing parameters in order to obtain a maximum output with permitted range size of powder. Activated carbon palm oil charcoal is selected as a material to be g...

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Main Author: Abdul Ghafar, Alimi
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling my-utm-ep.111542018-05-27T06:54:34Z Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal 2010-05 Abdul Ghafar, Alimi TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Ball mill is a machine that used to produce powder size of materials from ceramics, glass and coal. This project is optimizing ball mill processing parameters in order to obtain a maximum output with permitted range size of powder. Activated carbon palm oil charcoal is selected as a material to be ground. Powdered activated carbon (PAC) of palm oil has a multipurpose usage such as filter for drinking water and absorption agent in wastewater treatment. In this project, granular activated carbon form of palm oil with a uniform size distribution was used in the experiment. Meanwhile, each experiment also used a constant amount of material, namely 100gram per experiment. Four independent variables were investigated, namely processing time, size of grinding media, grinding media quantity and rotation speed of jar. Sieve shaker was used to separate between coarse and fine particles size of material. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) was used to confirm size of powder that had produced. The amount of PAC produced was the main focus and act as a response value. Full factorial experimental designs with two levels of variables were used. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to find the set of operating conditions for this process variables that result in the producing the maximum output. Result showed that all chosen independent variables were significant and contributes for obtaining maximum output. 2010-05 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11154/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11154/4/AlimiAbdulGhafarMFKM2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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Abdul Ghafar, Alimi
Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
description Ball mill is a machine that used to produce powder size of materials from ceramics, glass and coal. This project is optimizing ball mill processing parameters in order to obtain a maximum output with permitted range size of powder. Activated carbon palm oil charcoal is selected as a material to be ground. Powdered activated carbon (PAC) of palm oil has a multipurpose usage such as filter for drinking water and absorption agent in wastewater treatment. In this project, granular activated carbon form of palm oil with a uniform size distribution was used in the experiment. Meanwhile, each experiment also used a constant amount of material, namely 100gram per experiment. Four independent variables were investigated, namely processing time, size of grinding media, grinding media quantity and rotation speed of jar. Sieve shaker was used to separate between coarse and fine particles size of material. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) was used to confirm size of powder that had produced. The amount of PAC produced was the main focus and act as a response value. Full factorial experimental designs with two levels of variables were used. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to find the set of operating conditions for this process variables that result in the producing the maximum output. Result showed that all chosen independent variables were significant and contributes for obtaining maximum output.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Abdul Ghafar, Alimi
author_facet Abdul Ghafar, Alimi
author_sort Abdul Ghafar, Alimi
title Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
title_short Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
title_full Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
title_fullStr Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
title_sort optimizing crushing processing parameters of oil palm shell charcoal
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11154/4/AlimiAbdulGhafarMFKM2010.pdf
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