Potential of Biogas Production from Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) in South-East Asia

Abstract

This paper focuses on finding an alternative biogas substrate among the wastes from food industry - Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB). The study was conducted in the Laboratory of Ecotechnologies - the biggest biogas laboratory in Poland situated at Poznan University of Life Sciences. The research has based on modified German standard DIN 38 414/S8 and VDI 4630, while the chemical and physical analytical methods were based on Polish and German Standard System. The results of the methane efficiency analysis give the result 74,33 m3/Mg FM of substrate but it was characterized by high content of lignocellulose material creates serious problem for preparation - need special kind of crushing.