Palm fibre and EFB drying turns oil mill residues, empty fruit bunches and pressed mesocarp fibre, into usable fuel and fibre. EFB arrives very wet, long-fibred and oily, so it must be shredded and pressed before thermal drying makes economic sense.
To dry palm fibre & EFB, GEM recommends the Mesh Belt Dryer (Meshotherm) and Rotary Dryer. Typical moisture is 45–65% in the feed and 10–15% after drying. Hybrid Belt + Fluid Bed Dryer is used when the feed or site calls for it. Every project starts with a pilot trial on your own sample.
Shredded, pressed EFB forms an open bed on a mesh belt, drying at moderate temperature that limits oil-related fire risk. A rotary suits high-tonnage fuel lines using boiler flue gas; Aerodryve handles wetter, bulkier EFB.
| Typical feed moisture | 45–65% |
| Typical target moisture | 10–15% |
| Recommended dryer | Mesh Belt Dryer (Meshotherm), Rotary Dryer |
| Alternatives | Hybrid Belt + Fluid Bed Dryer |
| Application area | Biomass & Solid Fuel |
| Industries | Biomass, Bioenergy & Recycling, Agriculture & Grain Processing |
Dried EFB converts a disposal problem into fuel or export pellets. Lower moisture reduces transport cost from remote mills and avoids methane from rotting EFB heaps.
Plants searching for a EFB dryer or comparing a palm fibre dryer usually need three answers: which dryer fits, what it costs to run, and how fast it pays back. For Palm Fibre & EFB, we start from your throughput, current moisture (typically 45–65%) and the target (10–15%), trial a sample on the Mesh Belt Dryer, and return a sized recommendation with a budget quotation for your biomass and agriculture operation.
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We trial your material in our pilot facility before any equipment decision, then size the dryer from real data.
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