Bow, Yohandri and Rusdianasari and Arissetyadhi, Iwan and Kalsum, Leila and Syarif, Aida and Arifin, Fatahul (2023) Characterization of Empty Fruit Bunch of Palm Oil as Co-firing Biomass Feedstock. ASIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT, 7 (1). pp. 74-78. ISSN 2581-0405
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Abstract
Empty fruit bunches of Palm Oil (EFB) are a potential source of biomass energy because they contain lignocellulose (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) so that they can be converted into biopellets for co-firing. This research aims to determine the raw material properties of EFB in the form of proximate, ultimate, lignin, and biopellets. Using a pelletizer, biopellets are created by adding starch as an adhesive. The raw material characteristics of EFB from the proximate analysis revealed moisture content of 11.98%, ash content of 6.53%, volatile matter content of 65.15%, and fixed carbon content of 16.44%. According to the final study results, the biopellets from empty fruit bunches included 48.53% C, 6.05% H, 0.32% N, 36.8% O, and 0.08% Sulphure. The atomic ratio obtained from the final analysis results could be used to determine the calorific value that can be used for fuel; the biopellet calorific value of EFB is 4,583 kcal/kg, with Hardgrove Grindability Index (HGI) values of 78.6 and Ash Fusion Temperature (AFT) 1100oC. The lower the value of the atomic ratio contained, the higher the calorific value contained in a specific fuel.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Chemical Engineering > Journal |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Trisni Handayani |
| Date Deposited: | 01 May 2023 16:08 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2024 08:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.polsri.ac.id/id/eprint/13446 |
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