Biomass is raw material for pyrolysis process including palm kernel shell , oil palm fiber and palm empty fruit bunches.
Bio-oil production by pyrolysis process is using laboratory scale of fixed bed reactor under nitrogen atmosphere.
Fixed bed reactor : laboratory scale with 3 cm of diameter and 80 cm of height.
Size of the biomass for bio-oil production is 1.5 – 3.0 mm, temperature of pyrolysis is 450 - 550 oC and the flow rate of nitrogen is 2 L / min.