Study on Tar Generated from Downdraft Gasification of Oil Palm Fronds

Table 7

Major tar components detected by MS and their relative area percentage.

Num.	Chemical product	Area percentage (%)
		Pure tar sample	Tar-solvent mixture
1	Acetic Acid	62.93	62.88
2	Phenol	9.61	12.8
3	2-propanone, 1-hydroxy	6.02	4.04
4	Furfural	3.64	—
5	Butyrolactone	2.81	2.85
6	Methyl alcohol	1.44	1.04