Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Industrial and Technology and Information Design, ICITID 2021, 30 August 2021, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Research Article

The Effect of Addition of Rubber Leaf Powder to Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) Bio-briquettes Binderless

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-8-2021.2311517,
        author={Nofriady  Handra and Anwar  Kasim and Gunawarman  Gunawarman and Santosa  Santosa},
        title={The Effect of Addition of Rubber Leaf Powder to Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) Bio-briquettes Binderless},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Industrial and Technology and Information Design, ICITID 2021, 30 August 2021, Yogyakarta, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICITID},
        year={2021},
        month={10},
        keywords={bio-briquette efb fiber binderless calorific value},
        doi={10.4108/eai.30-8-2021.2311517}
    }
    
  • Nofriady Handra
    Anwar Kasim
    Gunawarman Gunawarman
    Santosa Santosa
    Year: 2021
    The Effect of Addition of Rubber Leaf Powder to Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) Bio-briquettes Binderless
    ICITID
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-8-2021.2311517
Nofriady Handra1,*, Anwar Kasim2, Gunawarman Gunawarman3, Santosa Santosa2
  • 1: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Padang, Padang, Indonesia
  • 2: Faculty of Industrial Agriculture Technology, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
  • 3: Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
*Contact email: nof.hand11@gmail.com

Abstract

Biomass development has been an essential issue for the past few decades and will remain attractive in the future because of its clean, renewable, carbon-neutral, and other advantages. The goals of this study are to obtain the effect of adding rubber leaf powder to the manufacture of binderless briquettes, especially on the quality of the bio-briquettes produced and the calorific value. Comparison of the composition of EFB to rubber leaf powder varied at 5:95%, 10: 90%, 15:85%, 20:80%, and 100% EFB fiber. The heating temperature is varied at 155⁰C, up to 195°C with a holding time of 20 minutes. At a mixture percentage of 95/5% (fiber/powder), it is a good composition when compared to other percentages. The test results showed that the heating temperature and the use of the composition of the EFB with rubber leaf powder had an effect on increasing the heating value, toughness, and duration of the briquette ignition.