Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive

The charcoal produced from oil palm empty fruit bunches’ pyrolysis can be utilised as environmentally friendly alternative fuel briquettes. This research studied the physical characteristics of EFB briquettes using brown algae as an adhesive. The effect of the concentration of brown algae adhesive o...

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Main Authors: Ana Dewita, M. Faisal, Asri Gani
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Syiah Kuala, Chemical Engineering Department 2020-03-01
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Online Access:https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/RKL/article/view/15429
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description The charcoal produced from oil palm empty fruit bunches’ pyrolysis can be utilised as environmentally friendly alternative fuel briquettes. This research studied the physical characteristics of EFB briquettes using brown algae as an adhesive. The effect of the concentration of brown algae adhesive on briquette quality was investigated. The briquettes were prepared from EFB charcoal by adding adhesive at various concentrations of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% (w/w). Subsequently, proximate analysis was performed on EFB and brown algae. The best-quality briquettes were obtained by adding brown algae adhesive at 2.5% concentrate, which resulted in a calorific value of 21,405 J/g. Other characteristics, such as moisture content, ash content, volatile matter and fixed carbon, were found to be 7.4%, 4.9%, 79% and 8.7%, respectively. Thermal characteristics, such as density, flash point and burning time, were found at 0.96 g/cm3, 5.1 seconds and 300 minutes, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-0a8f1d7045a5405fbe94f844cb10fbf92025-08-20T03:50:32ZengUniversitas Syiah Kuala, Chemical Engineering DepartmentJurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan1412-50642356-16612020-03-01151384410.23955/rkl.v15i1.1542910897Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae AdhesiveAna Dewita0M. Faisal1Asri Gani2Syiah Kuala UniversitySyiah Kuala UniversitySyiah Kuala UniversityThe charcoal produced from oil palm empty fruit bunches’ pyrolysis can be utilised as environmentally friendly alternative fuel briquettes. This research studied the physical characteristics of EFB briquettes using brown algae as an adhesive. The effect of the concentration of brown algae adhesive on briquette quality was investigated. The briquettes were prepared from EFB charcoal by adding adhesive at various concentrations of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% (w/w). Subsequently, proximate analysis was performed on EFB and brown algae. The best-quality briquettes were obtained by adding brown algae adhesive at 2.5% concentrate, which resulted in a calorific value of 21,405 J/g. Other characteristics, such as moisture content, ash content, volatile matter and fixed carbon, were found to be 7.4%, 4.9%, 79% and 8.7%, respectively. Thermal characteristics, such as density, flash point and burning time, were found at 0.96 g/cm3, 5.1 seconds and 300 minutes, respectively.https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/RKL/article/view/15429briquettespalm oil empty fruit bunchalternative fuelsbrown algae adhesivescalorific value
spellingShingle Ana Dewita
M. Faisal
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Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive
Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan
briquettes
palm oil empty fruit bunch
alternative fuels
brown algae adhesives
calorific value
title Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive
title_full Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive
title_fullStr Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive
title_full_unstemmed Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive
title_short Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive
title_sort physical characteristics of briquettes made of oil palm empty fruit bunches efb using brown algae adhesive
topic briquettes
palm oil empty fruit bunch
alternative fuels
brown algae adhesives
calorific value
url https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/RKL/article/view/15429
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