SOLID FUEL FROM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FIBER AND WASTE PAPERS PART 2: GAS EMISSION FROM COMBUSTION TEST

• Main Authors: YAAKOB, MOHD YUHAZRI, HASOLOAN, HAERY IAN PIETER, YAHAYA, SAIFUDIN HAFIZ, SAID, MD RADZAI
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Global Engineers and Technologists Review 2012
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7630/1/Journal_19_Yuz.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7630/; http://www.getview.org/

This research discussed on the results obtained for each sample that have been conducted to the solid fuel briquettes made of empty fruit bunch fiber and waste papers from view of gas emission content during combustion test. A good and quality briquette is the one that contained high oxygen and small amount of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and sulphur gases which released during the combustion. This is because, all these gases can cause air pollution and it is hazardous to human health. Low sulphur content is desirable in order to make this form renewable energy more environments friendly as compared to combustion of fossil fuels because combustion of agricultural wastes types will emit less sulphur oxide and react with water, oxygen and oxidants in forming the acidic compound that formed acid rain. Hence, the possibility result in this research is the development of solid fuel briquette by mixing the empty fruit bunch with a waste paper can be one sources of fuel energy. From the combustion analysis showed sample briquette of S/N 1 was found to be the best ratio as the amount that met the good environmental friendly aspects.