Oil Industry Waste Research Articles

Techno-Economic of 100 kW Power Plant from Microwave-Assisted Biodiesel Pyrolysis

Every 1 kg of palm oil fruit produces an empty fruit bunch (EFB) weighing approximately 0.25 kg. The EFB is considered as the agricultural waste of the palm oil industry due to the excessive amounts produced. The majority of EFB is not appropriately utilized and produces a high level of CO 2 as a result of abandonment to landfills. This study investigates the utilization of conventional fast pyrolysis (CFP) to make products from this waste. Additionally, microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP); a new high-performance technique, is also investigated. The calculation of mass and energy balance is conducted using Aspen Plus software V8.8. The benefits of this plant are investigated in terms of economics and climate change. The results show that neither CFP nor MAP benefits the economy since they are not profitable. The net present value (NPV) of CFP and MAP are -1,127,674 and -1,073,772 USD, respectively. However, from the climate change aspects, both power plants provide good environmental impact performance. The CO 2 emissions resulting from the non-managed disposal of EFB for the CFP and MAP plants were 924, 917, 895 tCO 2 /yr., respectively. Although the development of these plants might not be beneficial from an economic perspective, they contribute significantly to the reduction of CO 2 emissions compared with direct disposal through landfills. This work describes the advantages of using renewable technology in a transparent environmentally friendly process.

EVALUASI SISTEM MANAJEMEN USAHA PEMBIBITAN SAPI BALI TERINTEGRASI DENGAN PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT DI KABUPATEN PASAMAN BARAT, PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

The research objective was to evaluate: 1) Implementation of integration of Bali cattle and oil palm plantations; 2) Obstacles faced in implementing the integration of Bali cattle with oil palm plantations. The study was conducted in Pasaman Barat District, which received assistance of fund from Directorate General of Animal Husbandry in 2012 in the project of integration of beef cattle with oil palm plantation. The method used were survey method, direct observation and using questionnaire. Respondents involved were members of farmer-group who carried out the integration of Bali cattle and palm oil plantation program as many as 56 people from four groups. Data was analyzed using descriptive analysis and comparing the results obtained with the objectives of the integration program itself. The results showed that the effort to integrate Bali cattle with oil palm plantation business was not optimal. The feedstuff given to cattle were superior grass and field grass originating from oil palm plantations. However, oil palm fronds and leaves have not been utilized, and palm oil industry waste in the form of palm mud, fiber palm oil, and palm kernel meal have not been used optimally as well. Utilization of cattle feces as fertilizer for oil palm plants has been used in several groups, but still in the form of untreated fertilizers. The obstacles faced in implementing this integration system are such as the lack of knowledge of farmers about integration, and the mastery of livestock waste processing technology and waste from oil palm plantations is still low, so that the application of integration has not been optimally carried out. Keywords: Bali Cattle, Integration, Oil Palm Plantation, Pasaman Barat District, Survey Method.

Production of particleboard using olive stone waste for interior design

The utilization of agricultural solid waste of olive oil industry (olive stone) to produce particleboards for interior design may result in several environmental and economic benefits. Moreover, these wastes which were once converted into particleboards would become an excellent alternative source to replace wood and wood fiber. In Libya, concerns have been rising about the amount of the olive stone wastes from the olive oil processing industry which were dumped in the environment annually. Accordingly, this study was examined the possible feasibility of the olive stone wastes in the production of particleboards for interior design. Particleboards were produced by using olive stone waste and commercial polyester sealer as a binding agent. The results showed that the physical, mechanical and biological properties of the produced particleboards in terms of moisture content, water absorption, thickness swelling, bending strength, porosity and resistance against fungi and bacteria are in good agreement with international standard. Additionally, these particleboards can be drilled, nailed, sawed, and painted similarly to any other wood-based particleboards. Attempts to find suitable applications for the produced particleboards in interior decoration were successfully accomplished. The overall results of the study demonstrate that the olive stones are appropriate material to make particleboards for interior design.

PSXI-42 Palm oil industry waste as an animal feed and its influence on growth performance of grower pigs

Abstract Pigs are an important meat species for human consumption, but cost of production is one the main factors limiting its production in developing countries. Palm oil sludge, which is a palm oil industry waste, is relatively cheap in Nigeria. Hence, its influence as animal feed for replacement of maize was assessed on growth performance of grower pigs. Forty grower pigs were used, randomly allotted to four treatments. The four treatments contained 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% palm oil sludge as replacement for maize, respectively, in a completely randomized design. Weekly feed intake and the body weight of the animals were measured. The body weight gain of the animals was determined by deducting the initial body weight from the final body weight of the animals. Feed conversion ratio was determined by finding the ratio of feed intake and body weight gain. Data obtained were analysed using one-way analysis of variance. Palm oil sludge-diets compared well with the control diet, which indicated that at the level of inclusion, palm oil sludge has the potential for reducing the cost of production of pig in developing countries, without adverse effects on the growth rate and body conformation of the animals.

Magnetic amendment material based on bio-char from edible oil industry waste. Its performance on aromatic pollutant removal from water

Bio-chars produced from the pyrolysis of sunflower seed hulls are investigated in the context of adding value to edible oil industry waste. Magnetic bio-chars are obtained to employ them for the aqueous adsorption of guaiacol, which is a model molecule of pollutants in water. Two magnetization methods are followed to get a series of magnetic bio-chars, one based on the pyrolysis of sunflower seed hulls previously washed with FeCl3·6H2O solutions (MBFs) and the other one consisting of magnetization of the bio-char obtained from the pyrolysis of the hulls pretreated with ZnCl2 (MBZ). A full characterization of the samples is carried out by Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Atomic Absorption (AA), Fourier Transformed Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and N2 sorptometry. Selected magnetic bio-chars are tested for the adsorption of guaiacol in water with four models: Langmuir, Freundlich, Sips and Temkin. The best performance is assigned to the sample MBF5 containing 15.2 Fe %wt. with a maximum adsorption capacity of 48.49 mg/g and a heterogeneous surface according to Sips model. Temkin model predicts physisorption as guaiacol surface interaction presenting a b parameter of 15.87 J/mol.

Zeolite Na-P1 Derived from Palm Oil Mill Fly Ash: Synthesis and Characterization

Palm oil mill fly ash is the solid waste of palm oil industry having silica content around 39 %. Synthetic Amorphous Silica (SAS) can be sinthesized from the fly ash by alkaline extraction method combine with sol-gel precipitation. In this research, the SAS was used as the raw material for zeolite Na-P1 synthesis by hydrothermal process. The synthesis process was done in stainless steel autoclave and the operating conditions were: pressure of 200 kPa, temperature of 120 °C and time of 8 hours. The aluminium source was Al2O3, the Si/Al ratio used were 5, 8 and 11 while the sodium hydroxide concentration were 1, 2 and 3 N. The zeolite obtained was characterized using XRD and the diffraction pattern was compared to the zeolite Na-P1 from other references.

Identification criteria and indicators of palm oil industrial solid waste processing technology

The palm oil industry continues to grow from year to year — processing of the palm oil industry into Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernel Oil (PKO). The ratio of the amount of oil produced by both products is 30% of the raw material. This means that 70% is palm oil waste. The amount of palm oil waste will increase in line with the development of the palm oil industry. The amount of waste generated by the palm oil industry if it is not handled properly and effectively will contribute significantly to environmental damage. Industrial activities ranging from raw materials to produce products will disrupt the lives of people around the factory. There are many alternative technologies available to process other industries, but problems that often occur are difficult to implement the most appropriate technology. This paper describes an application of multiple criteria analysis (MCA) in assessing criteria and indicators of palm oil industrial solid and liquid waste. These methods were used in a participatory decision-making environment where a team representing various stakeholders and professionals used their expert opinions and judgments in assessing different criteria and indicators (C&I).

Structural optimization of a demulsification and dewatering device coupled with swirl centrifugal and high-voltage fields by response surface methodology combined with numerical simulation

The demulsification and dewatering treatments of emulsion are the critical link in the recycling technologies of industrial waste oil. A device coupled with centrifugal and high-voltage fields were proposed for the emulsion with a high content and a complicated composition, which cannot be achieved using a single method. Combining with the governing equations of flow field, electric field and droplet size, the numerical simulation model of the coupling device was established. The functional relationship between structural parameters and separation efficiency was further determined by response surface methodology. From this the structural optimization of the device was achieved and the influence of embedding a high-voltage field on structural optimization was examined. Results show that the response models can reasonable optimize the structure of coupling device and predict its separation efficiency. In comparison to the numerical results, the maximum deviations of the dewatering and deoiling rate models are about 0.8% and 3.7%. Embedding a high-voltage field does not influence the selection of optimal range under the single-factor conditions, but affects the multi-parameter optimization design of the coupling device. Specially, the influence of the interaction between the variables on separation efficiency changes when the electric field is applied and varied. In addition, at 11kV, the dewatering and deoiling rates reach up to 95.8% and 96.8% when the optimal values of the nominal diameter and the large and small cone angles are 22mm, 20.0° and 5.1°.

LIMBAH FLY ASH PABRIK MINYAK NABATI SEBAGAI BAHAN SUBSTITUSI SEMEN DALAM PEMBUATAN BATAKO

Utilization of fly ash waste to subtitute portland cement in concrete brick fabrication to resolve enviromental problem has been done. This research used fly ash from waste of vegetable oil industry at Bitung City. Descriptive method has been used to interprete data with sand and fly ash composition as free variable and portland cement composition as constant variable. At the beginning As, Cd, Cr, Hg and Pb concentration in fly ash was analyzed and comply minimum standard on Indonesia government regulation (PP No 18 Tahun 1999) about dangerous waste, so it could be used as concrete bricks raw materials . Sample prototype dimension was molded in (cm) 27x12x8 with 10 samples for one test and data was provided from two repetition. Compressive Strength from fly ash mixing showed value (kg/cm 2 ) 27.77-64.22 with water absorption value (%) 9.62-16.79. Compressive strength value of concrete brick from fly ash mix comply SNI 03-0349-1989 standard on grade III and IV.

Olive Pomace Oil can be Used as an Alternative Carbon Source for Clavulanic Acid Production by Streptomyces clavuligerus

Clavulanic acid is an important drug, both medically and economically. It is used to combat bacterial resistance to β-lactam antibiotics and is on the World Health Organisation’s List of Essential Medicines in combination with amoxicillin. An olive oil industry waste product, olive pomace oil (OPO), is a potential alternative carbon source for clavulanic acid production by Streptomyces clavuligerus. OPO is six times cheaper than glycerol, which is the current industry standard. The aims of this study were to examine if OPO can be used as a carbon source for clavulanic acid production and to compare the clavulanic acid yield achieved in shake flasks and 1.8 L bioreactors. It was observed that OPO was efficiently utilised as a sole carbon source by S. clavuligerus growing in a P-limited medium. The S. clavuligerus cells grew faster in OPO-containing cultures compared to the glycerol-containing cultures (control) and produced comparable levels of clavulanic acid, but much earlier. In cultures with ISP2 medium that contained glycerol or OPO, higher levels of clavulanic acid were obtained in shake flask cultures with OPO. Interestingly, the same levels of clavulanic acid were observed in oil-containing cultures in bioreactors, but 48 h earlier. Furthermore, the oil-containing cultures did not need addition of an antifoam agent, while higher levels of cell viability were maintained after 72 h in these fermentations compared to the cultures that contained glycerol. Our results suggest that OPO can replace glycerol for clavulanic acid production in S. clavuligerus fermentations, which will significantly increase the productivity and cut the cost for industrial clavulanic acid biosynthesis. The same carbon source can be tested in other similar fermentation approaches for the production of antibiotics or other valuable bioproducts.

A model free dissolved oxygen controller for industry effluent using hybrid variables measuring technique

<p>The present scenario of the world relays on water scarcity, enormous amount of water is needed for people but the world has pollution which makes a great effect. Water is polluted due to various reasons such as industrial waste, sewage, and global warming and oil pollution and mainly polluted due to industrial effluent waste water. The main objective of this paper is to control the dissolved oxygen of the industrial waste water by measuring turbidity and dissolved oxygen (DO). Turbidity is measured through the intensity of the light through the medium in Nephelometric unit (NTU) and dissolved oxygen is measured in PPM through amperometic electrode method. The controller is designed to improve the quality of the effluent water through the aeration process. The very low concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) level is too harmful to the aquatic ecosystem and it pollutes the water to the maximum extent. This measurement method of turbidity has an enhanced idea which processed with the software and it is monitored. The controller is designed as such with the condition of inverse proportionality of water turbidity and dissolved oxygen, which contributes an additive advantage to the concept design.</p>

INVESTIGATION OF THE FAT FRACTION ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF THE WASTE FROM PRODUCTION OF HYDROGENATED FAT BY THE LIPASE RHIZOPUS JAPONICUS

. In the article the conditions of enzymatic hydrolysis of fat fraction of waste from production of hydrogenated fat by the lipase Rhizopus japonicus are considered, namely, the influence of pH of the medium (pH-optimum, pH-stability) and temperature (thermal optimum, thermal stability). The scope of applications of lipases in various branches of the national economy, including for utilization of numerous fatty waste and by-products of oil and fat industry, is disclosed. The main reasons of biotechnological potential of microbial lipases are considered. Objects of research were the lipase Rhizopus japonicus and waste from the demetallization stage of the hydrogenated fat production. Detected, that the optimum pH value for Rhizopus japonicus lipase is 7.0, reducing the pH of the medium from the optimum to pH 6.0 is accompanied by a decrease in activity by 30%, and an increase from 7.0 to 9.0 – decrease by 20%. The maximum activity of the enzyme is observed in the region of physiological values of the temperature. It has been established that the lipase optimal temperature is 40°C. The results of the Rhizopus japonicus lipase stability study showed that incubation of the enzyme at pH 2.5 resulted in a complete loss of lipolytic activity after 30 minutes, and at alkaline pH, the enzyme was more stable. Incubation of lipase Rhizopus japonicus for 30 min at pH 9.0 leads to loss of lipolytic activity by 25% of the maximum, and total loss of activity occurs after 2.5 h. The study of pH-stability of Rhizopus japonicus lipase at an optimal pH of 7 showed that after 60 min of incubation, the enzyme lost 15% of the lipolitical activity, and after 60 min – 50%. Complete loss of Rhizopus japonicus lipase activity at pH 7.0 takes place after 150 minutes of incubation. The results of the study of thermal stability of lipase showed that at a temperature of 40°C and 60°C, the lipase activity remained rather stable for 50 minutes and completely lost after 150 minutes of incubation. At 80°C and 100°C, lipase activity was lost after 40 minutes and 50 minutes of incubation, respectively. The results of the study indicate the prospect of enzymatic hydrolysis of fat fraction of waste by Rhizopus japonicus lipase. The results obtained should be used to improve the processing technology of waste oil and fat industry food and processing industries.

Identification criteria and indicators of palm oil industrial liquid waste processing technology

Every year the development of the palm oil industry continuously. Crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) are processed in the palm oil industry. Comparison of the amount of oil produced with the product produced is 30% of the raw material, so that 70% of the processed oil will be solid or liquid waste. The development of the palm oil industry then result in an increase in the amount of waste that will be produced. The amount of waste that will be produced by the oil palm industry if not handled properly and effectively will result in a significant damage to the environment which is dangerous. Oil palm industry activities that are processed starting from raw materials to producing finished products will disrupt the environment of people around the plant because of the waste and engine noise that occurs. There are many alternative technologies available to process the palm oil industry, the problem is that it is difficult to determine the right technology. This study can explain the application of various criteria analysis (MCA) in assessing indicators and criteria for palm oil waste that occur both solid and liquid in the palm oil industry. These methods are used when participatory decision making will be carried out by experts representing various stakeholders and professionals in their fields using their opinions and analysis and expert opinions in assessing various criteria and indicators (C & I).

Evaluation of the benzo[a]anthracene biodegradation by animal bioassays

BackgroundBenzo[a]anthracene (BAA), also known as “tetraphene” belongs to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which are considered as an important class of environmental genotoxins. The present work focused on the evaluation of the efficiency of the biodegradation of the BAA by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens using animal bioassays, which include micronucleus (MN) and DNA fragmentation as end point of genotoxicity of the resulting metabolites from BAA biodegradation.ResultsB. amyloliquefaciens was exposed to different doses of γ radiation (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 kGy) kGy. The colonies for the wild strain and its variants obtained after radiation were counted. The final counts for variant 3 (V3), variant 4 (V4), and variant 5 (V5) have been increased from its initial count by (0.3, 0.48, and 0.1 log cycle) respectively at 1 mg/100 ml (BAA). For animal bioassay, male mice were divided into seven groups; control group received vehicle only, groups II and III were injected with 5 and 10 mg/kg b.wt (BAA) respectively, and groups IV, V, VI, and VII were injected with the residues of BAA after biodegradation with wild type, V3, V4, and V5 of B. amyloliquefaciens respectively.ConclusionsResults of the micronucleus test and the DNA fragmentation as end point of genotoxicity of (BAA) indicated that B. amyloliquefaciens have the efficiency in biodegradation of (BAA) to nongenotoxic metabolites where (V3) and (V4) are more efficient than the wild type and (V5). So B. amyloliquefaciens could solve the problem of soil and water contamination by oil spill or industrial petroleum waste by ecofriendly manner.

PALM KERNEL SHELL AS AN ALTERNATIVE AGGREGATE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE CONCRETE

Coarse aggregates commonly used in concrete are coarse natural aggregates, which are broken stones or gravel. Continuous rock exploration can cause environmental damage or even more severe ecosystem damage. Therefore it is necessary to substitute an alternative aggregate. Indonesia has the second largest oil palm plantation (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) in the world after Malaysia. Plantations are renewable resources, so palm oil is also potential to be used as an alternative to diesel fuel. Palm kernel shells are palm oil industry wastes which are generally underutilized. Palm kernel shells can be used as an alternative to coarse aggregate, because oil palm shells have the advantage of being hard, tough and good durability due to the high content of lignin and silica dioxide (SiO2), such as hard wood, but low cellulose content so it is not easy rot. The strength of the palm oil shell is quite good. In addition, the aggregate gradation also fulfills the requirements without a breakdown process, which has a thickness of 2-4 mm and a maximum width of 15 mm. The volume of oil palm shells is + 600 kg/m3, so it will produce significant light weight concrete. The concrete studied was concrete with a coarse aggregate of tenera palm kernel shells, with fine aggregates of natural sand, and a Portland Composite Cement (PCC), but the PCC content was reduced and replaced by FA which varied from 0%, 5%, 10 %, 15%, 20 and 25%. Concrete also added superplasticizer (SP). SP is used to reduce water use, because the shell absorbs water. SP levels also vary, namely 0%, 1%, and 1.2%. The weight of the volume of concrete with various levels of fly ash and SP is 1700-1800 kg/m3, so it can be classified as lightweight concrete. Increased FA levels will increase compressive strength, but only up to 10%, after which the strength decreases. Compressive strength of specimens with SP 0% and FA 10% is 17.92 MPa, for SP levels of 1% and FA 10% is 22.15 MPa, while for SP levels of 1.2% and FA 10% is 19.35 MPa . So that it can be concluded that the palm shell as bio-material (renewable resources) can be used as a substitute for natural coarse aggregates. The optimum fly ash level is 10%, and to reduce water use SP 1%. The use of oil palm shells as a substitute for gravel means reducing the waste of the palm oil industry, while reducing rock exposures. In addition, in Indonesia there are many areas where there are no rock sources while oil palm plantations are quite extensive.

OBTAINING SEALING RECYCLING PLASTIC LUBRICANTS

The possibility of obtaining cheaper analogues of gaskets, used in the oil and gas industry, from industrial and domestic wastes is offered. It has been established that with the addition of recycled plastic lubricants of fillers in the amount of 1 to 20 % by weight of crushed waste tires and waste paper and paper industry, there is a significant improvement in the stability of lubricants, water resistance, adhesion properties and expansion of the temperature limit of their application. The obtained dependences between the determined quality parameters of the lubricant and the concentration of the filler are adequately described by the polynomial of the second degree, as evidenced by the very high (0.94–0.99) values of the coefficients of reliability of the approximation of R2. Taking into account the index of the ability to apply lubricants to the working surface at a temperature of –7° C, we note that the limit concentration of the filler in the lubricant is 15 % (by mass).

Influence of Oil Content on Solution Load Ethanol-Soda Delignification of Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber

Mesocarp fiber palm oil industrial waste can be processed into pulp, but this fiber still contains oil with varying levels. The difference oil content in fiber affects the amount of cooking solution required to make mesocarp waste into pulp. This study consists of two stages, namely the pretreatment stage of oil extraction to obtain variations in oil content in the mesocarp fiber waste and the delignification stage using the NaOH-ethanol solution with the ratio of solids:solvent is varied to 1: 8, 1:10 and 1:12. Oil content of the fiber was analyzed, it is consist of 9,5% oil. To vary the oil content, the fibers are soaked in ethanol at room temperature and the levels drop to 7%. And soaking at 40°C can lower the oil content drop to 2%. The obtained pulp had the largest cellulose content 50.77% from delignified product from fiber with 7.6% oil content and solids:solvent ratio: 1:10. While the lowest lignin that was 7.39% obtained at 2.5% oil content. In the delignification process with ratio 1:12, pulp produced is decreased in cellulose content and from FTIR results it is known that it occurs because of the degraded cellulose during the delignification process.

Heat strengthening of double-field coupling demulsification of industrial waste oil emulsion

Demulsification of highly aqueous waste oil is difficult to complete by a single process efficiently. The dewatering-type hydrocyclone is used as the unit body and includes the high-voltage electrode to realize demulsification and dewatering ability of the coupling of high-voltage electric and swirling centrifugal fields in waste oil emulsion efficiently. This study considers the influence of heating temperature on demulsification in coupled field. Thus, a heat-strengthening double-field demulsification process is proposed. Specifically, the effect of heat strengthening on demulsification, dewatering, and separation of double-field coupled by numerical simulation and experimental methods was investigated. The temperatures of heat-strengthening were 60 °C, 65 °C, 70 °C, and 75 °C. The results show that the separation efficiency predicted by numerical simulation are in good agreement with the experimental results. And the heat-strengthening can effectively enhance the separation effect of two fields and improve the efficiency of the oil–water separation of industrial waste oil. When the heating temperature is raised from 60 to 65 °C, and from 65 to 70 °C, the separation efficiency increases by approximately 4.1% and 6.7%, respectively.

High molecular chitosan-based seed shells (Tachypleus gigas) with silver nanoparticles as waste treatment of palm oil industry (pome)

The focus of this study is to Investigate, study and modification of chitosan molecules tow with nano silver particles as an adsorbent for absorbing oil industry palm oil mill effluent. Liquid waste palm oil industry (POME) from local palm oil mill is used as a sample of oily wastewater. High molecular chitosan from crab shells do crosslink raw materials has to Overcome the disadvantages as the adsorbent, the Appropriate crosslink is AgNO3 used for this study. The controlled variable is the volume of the adsorbent, contact time and pH. A batch of detailed studies on high-molecular chitosan and chitosan Also -nanoparticles and silver are conducted with respect to the adsorption capacity, isotherm. Characterization using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrophotometer see changes in the functional groups of high molecular chitosan and chitosan -nanoparticle silver that has been crosslinked before and after the adsorption treatment to prove that the palm oil industry waste liquid has been absorbed by the adsorbent. The performance is assessed in terms of turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS) of chemical oxygen demand (COD), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), and Parameter metallic iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and Zinc (Zn). Using maximum adsorption capacity of the high-molecular chitosan nanoparticles of silver is calculated. This research study Will Prove the high molecular chitosan and chitosan silver -nanoparticle high molecular adsorbent after cross section as expected very potential to absorb liquid palm oil mill waste industry.

Optimization of Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) as a solution to deforestation as a result of the exploitation from the paper industry in Riau of conferences

This paper is intended to explain how to make empty bunches of palm oil as the basic ingredients of papermaking. Which with wood-based paper will indirectly lead to increased logging in the forest. On the other hand, paper production and demand continue to increase with a consumption rate of 349 tons per year. The need requires a timber of 45 million m3. So other raw materials needed alternative, one empty bunch of oil palm. Which is a waste of palm oil industry and contains cellulose. The production of palm oil in Indonesia is 31.07 million tons per year (BPS, 2015), and produces 25-26% empty bunches of palm oil waste. The method used in this research is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Then the data collected by using literature review techniques with various references related to the utilization of empty bunches of palm oil as raw material for paper making, as well as with documentation techniques. The data is processed with the pattern of deductive piker and interpretation of the author. The results of this study illustrate that empty bunches of palm oil can be optimized into products with a high economic value of papermaking materials. This can reduce the volume of palm oil waste and also become a solution to overcome the exploitation of timber that affects deforestation.