Design of Biomass Briquette Stoves: Performance Based on Mixed of Durian Bark, Coconut Shell and Palm Shells as Materials of Bio Briquette

Abstract

Biomass is a renewable energy source derived from plants and is known as green energy. Biomass is a term used for various types of organic matter in solid form that can be used as fuel. Bio Briquette is a solid fuel made from a mixture of biomass. This fuel is an alternative material that was developed in a bulk with relatively short time and is relatively cheaper. The use of briquettes that must be included with the use of a stove or stove which type and size must be adjusted to the needs. To increase the heat efficiency of the existing briquette stoves, this research was carried out using two different types of stove walls, namely cement-filled stoves and glass wool-filled walls. The performance of the stove can be seen from the combustion of biomass briquette fuel against the briquette shape was molded. From the tests that have been carried out, the efficiency of stoves with cement walls is 29.86%, while for stoves with glass wool walls is 40%. Of the three forms of bio briquette (ellipsoidal, cylinder, perforated cylinder) the use of cylindrical bio briquettes is better because the flame on the briquette is longer when compared to other forms.

Physical Properties of Varied Composition of Peanut Shell and Palm Oil Shell’s Briquettes

“…These include investigations on a mixture of pine and peanut shells for briquette production [5], research on a blend of peanut shells and corn stover as briquette material [6], the creation of briquettes from corn cobs, corn stems, soybean shells, peanut shells, rice husks, and rice straw [7], the examination of the impact of shelled nut shell warming rates utilizing the TG-FTIR (Thermo gravimetry Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy) method [8], and the utilization of palm oil shell waste as a raw material for briquette production [9]. Additionally, there are studies on designing briquette stoves using raw materials such as palm shells, durian skins, and coconut shells [10], producing briquettes from palm oil shell waste and acacia shell waste using the response surface method [11], creating briquettes from waste peanut shells using the pyrolysis method [12], forming briquettes from palm oil shells and mango shells [13], and manufacturing briquettes from sawdust, coffee skins, khat waste, and dry grass, with binders made from clay and paper waste [14]. Other research focuses on the utilization of rice husk waste as a material for briquette production [15], making briquettes from food waste using pyrolysis techniques [16], investigating heating methods for coal briquette samples [17], analyzing the burning characteristics of corn straw briquettes using thermogravimetry analysis [18], exploring the use of palm oil shells as a source for charcoal briquettes [19], and utilizing rice husks and palm shells as raw materials for charcoal briquettes with starch adhesive [20].…”