Solid Fuel From Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber And Recycled Material

Nikmah , Abd Muin (2010) Solid Fuel From Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber And Recycled Material. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This research purpose is to study and analyze the effect of different ratio from the mixture of Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber (EFB) and recycled material briquettes towards the combustion properties. This research also aims to utilize the abundant materials such as palm biomass and waste papers into a useful product to minimize the quantity of wastes produced in this country. The main raw materials used in this study are EFB fiber and waste papers. Basically, these two materials were mixed up and turned into solid fuel briquettes by briquetting technology. The mixtures were compacted into a solid briquette using a hydraulic compression machine. The typical pressure applied to compress the briquette is 12 000 lb. After that, the briquettes have undergone two types of testing which is chemical testing and mechanical testing. All the testing conducted were referred according to the standard test methods provided by ASTM standard. Types of chemical testing tested onto the fuel briquettes are moisture content test, ash content test, combustion test, gas emission test and combustion analysis. As for the mechanical testing, types of testing that have been conducted are crack test, stability test, water resistance test, durability test and compression test. From the testing, the best ratio of the biomass briquettes were observed and selected. From the analyses of both chemical and mechanical testing, it was found that sample briquette with ratio 60:40 has given a highest value of heat released which is 162.77 kJ, whereas sample with ratio 40:60 has good burning time, and better compressive strength. Meanwhile, sample ratio of 50:50 has produced lowest ash content and sample ratio 90:10 has given the lowest gas emission of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur and the best sample that sustained its dimensional stability.

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