Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

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Effect of Bark Content and Densification Temperature on The Properties of Oil Palm Trunk-Based Pellets

  • Wistara, Nyoman J (Department of Forest Products, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Kampus IPB Darmaga) ;
  • Rohmatullah, Moh Arif (Department of Forest Products, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Kampus IPB Darmaga) ;
  • Febrianto, Fauzi (Department of Forest Products, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Kampus IPB Darmaga) ;
  • Pari, Gustan (Forest Research and Development Agency, Gunung Batu) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Hwan (College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Hun (College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2017.06.27
  • Accepted : 2017.07.05
  • Published : 2017.11.25
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Abstract

Oil palm trunk (OPT) is a potential source of biomass for the production of biopellet. In the present research, biopellet were prepared from the meristem part of 25 years old OPT with various percentages of its bark (0, 10, and 30%). The highest biopellet durability was found for biopellet produced at $130^{\circ}C$ of pelletizing temperature with 30% bark content. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of biopellet showed the weak of particle bonding due to the low pelletizing pressure. The moisture content, unit density, ash content, and caloric value of OPT-based pellets were 3.55-5.35%, $525.56-855.23kg/m^3$, 2.76-3.44%, and 17.89-19.14 MJ/kg, respectively. The combustion profiles obtained by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) seemed to be unaffected by the bark content on. Differential thermal analysis of TGA curve indicated different pyrolysis characteristic of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin.

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