MUTU BRIKET ARANG KULIT BUAH KAKAO DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN KANJI SEBAGAI PEREKAT
Abstract: The development of
an alternative energy is now becoming important due to the decrease of natural
energy source, The current research was conducted to observe the quality of
making charcoal briquette from cocoa pod shell with the particle size of 30
mesh, 50 mesh, 70 mesh and 7 % starch as adhesive. The result showed that
charcoal particle size of 70 mesh gave the best charcoal briquette quality
having characteristics: moisture 10.67 %, density of 1.15 g/cm3, 18.98% ash
content, 49.93 % fixed carbon, 24.99% volatile matter and the calorific value
of 4372.54 cal/g. Charcoal briquette from cocoa pod shell was utilized as
alternative energy.
Penulis: M. Natsir Usman
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd070044
