It is estimated about 20 million tons of empty fruit bunch (EFB) is produced annually from the crude palm oil process in oil mills in Malaysia.  In the past, the EFB has been considered waste that created environmental hazard because of the way most of the EFB were disposed and the emittance of methane gas.

With the environmental awareness and technology deployment, the EFB becomes useful biomass in recent years.

The fibre extracted from the EFB is 100% natural vegetable fibre, a good material for mattress and cushion.  Fibre-made mattress has moderate hardness and is well-acceptable in Asia.

Besides, the natural fibre can also be used for particle board and paper production.

The most important value in the EFB fibre is its bio-degradable characteristic. It is an earth-friendly material that enables us to live a healthier and greener lifestyle.

The manufacturing process to extract fibre from the EFB is crucial.  After processed, palm fibre with high quality is smell-less, bright and golden in colour, minimal impurity and dry.  To achieve this quality, a manufacturing process in the factory has to be controlled well.  From shredding, cleaning, drying, screening to baling, each step requires tight monitoring.

One Biomass Technology Sdn Bhd has invented our own proprietary process to produce superior fibre to make good mattress.

Palm pellet are made from palm oil mill waste and are a replacement for fossil fuels such as oil or coal, and can be used to heat boilers in manufacturing plants, and also have applications in developing countries. Palm pellet are a renewable source of energy and avoid adding fossil carbon to the atmosphere.

A number of companies in Malaysia have switched from furnace oil or natural gas to palm pellet to save costs on boiler fuels. The use of raw palm empty fruit bunch is predominant in palm oil mill. Use of palm pellet can earn Carbon Credits for reducing emissions in the atmosphere. Palm pellet also provide more calorific value/kg and save around 30-40 percent of boiler fuel costs.
It is a very similar process to forming a wood pellet. There are no binders involved in this process. The natural lignin in the raw palm efb binds the particles of palm efb fiber together to form a solid. Burning a palm pellet is far more efficient than burning firewood. Moisture content of a palm pellet can be as low as 4%, where as green firewood may be as high as 65%.

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