Processing Of Palm Oil Waste Based On Alternative Energy Sources Through Bricket Technology For Farmers In Palm Oil Production Center (Efforts to Reduce the Potential of Environmental Pollution from Waste Abundance Towards Environmental Sustainable)

Abstract

The abundance of palm oil waste in the environment as residual oil palm production has an adverse impact for the environment. The palm waste comes from midribs, shells and empty bunches that are dumped into the soil and water. The existence of oil waste causes damage to the surrounding environment. Energy crisis, especially energy derived from fossil fuels such as petroleum, encourages alternative energy sources to be sought. This study aims to determining the motivation and behavior of the community in managing waste, Developing briquettes from palm oil waste (shells, midribs, empty bunches), and knowing the quality of energy with its parameters: water content, ash content, volatile matter content, heating value of each part. The method used in this study is explorative descriptive research. Waste samples come from the central areas producing palm oil waste. The results of the study indicate that the motivation of the community to manage waste is very high 98.86%. The highest moisture content was obtained from empty bunches 0.53%; the highest ash content was 0.74% in palm fronds; the longest ignition was in empty bunches 38.22 seconds; boiling time was found in 9 minutes palm fronds; the largest calorific value was found in palm shells 6024 / kcal / kg. The target to be achieved is the production of briquettes from palm oil waste materials that can be used as alternative energy sources for the community, thus reducing dependence on fossil fuels and gas.