The utilization of biomass waste as charcoal briquette to reduce waste disposal

Abstract

This study focuses on the potential of biomass to be developed becomes charcoal briquette. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (North Sumatra Province), the planted area and total coconut production of North Sumatra Province in 2019 were 110,345 hectares and 99,132 tons. The objective of this research is to obtain the properties of charcoal briquettes by varying the composition and pressure. The variations of the briquette moulding pressure are 80 and 100 Bar with composition variations of 1:10 and 1:15, respectively. The experimental tests were carried out to obtain Young’s modulus and wt% of briquette. The results showed that the value of tensile strength and wt% of briquette depends on the moulding pressure and duration of drying. The conclusion of this study shows that coconut shell and durian skin waste are very likely to be used as a renewable alternative fuel energy source as briquette.