A comparative study on the heat release during the combustion of coal and oil palm biomass charcoal briquette via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

N. Abdullah, . and A. A Safana, . and Zangina Tasiu, . A comparative study on the heat release during the combustion of coal and oil palm biomass charcoal briquette via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2289-1692

The world is seriously searching for an alternative to fossil fuels due to their tremendous environmental effect. However renewable energy sources such as solar wind hydropower and biomass were anticipated to be alternative energies. In this study the amount of heat generated from the combustion of coal and charcoal briquettes derived from oil palm biomass was investigated and compared. Charcoal briquettes were made from the biochar obtained after the pyrolysis of empty fruit bunches (EFB) and mesocarp fibre (MF). Coal and charcoal briquettes were subjected to combustion via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at a 10oC min-1 heating rate to a maximum temperature of 850oC. The ignition and burnout temperatures were 235oC and 675oC for EFB 254oC and 788oC for MF and 368oC and 770oC for coal. The maximum heat released 0.06 W was obtained from EFB charcoal briquette followed by 0.05 W and 0.04 W from coal and MF charcoal briquette respectively. This finding indicated that charcoal briquettes derived from oil palm biomass (EFB) could be one of the potential solid fuels that can be used for coal replacement.

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Abstract

The world is seriously searching for an alternative to fossil fuels due to their tremendous environmental effect. However renewable energy sources such as solar wind hydropower and biomass were anticipated to be alternative energies. In this study the amount of heat generated from the combustion of coal and charcoal briquettes derived from oil palm biomass was investigated and compared. Charcoal briquettes were made from the biochar obtained after the pyrolysis of empty fruit bunches (EFB) and mesocarp fibre (MF). Coal and charcoal briquettes were subjected to combustion via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at a 10oC min-1 heating rate to a maximum temperature of 850oC. The ignition and burnout temperatures were 235oC and 675oC for EFB 254oC and 788oC for MF and 368oC and 770oC for coal. The maximum heat released 0.06 W was obtained from EFB charcoal briquette followed by 0.05 W and 0.04 W from coal and MF charcoal briquette respectively. This finding indicated that charcoal briquettes derived from oil palm biomass (EFB) could be one of the potential solid fuels that can be used for coal replacement.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Biomass
AGROVOC Term:	Oil palm
AGROVOC Term:	Coal
AGROVOC Term:	Charcoal
AGROVOC Term:	Combustion
AGROVOC Term:	Pyrolysis
AGROVOC Term:	Proximate analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Thermogravimetric analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Physicochemical properties
AGROVOC Term:	Volatile compounds
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9417

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