Abstract:
The effect of particle size distribution and compaction pressure of wood residues briquette
was investigated. Starch was used as a binder. Concerning that the wood residues have valuable content namely lignin and cellulose, the wood have a high possibility to be modified as a biofuel. In this study, the wood residues (iron and gelam woods) were treated by drying, milling, and
carbonization at 500 ⁰C. The ratio between carbonize wood and binders was 20% of the weight. The
briquette was manufactured at room temperature with different compaction pressure (10, 12, and
15 MPa) and particle size (40, 50, and 60 μm). The results revealed that the carbonize wood and the inorganic binder performed a good combination. The characteristics of wood residue briquette (WRB) during the first 50 min were higher burning temperature (180⁰C) for the 60 μm of particle size and 15 MPa of compaction pressure. The lowest water absorption value was 0.25% for the compacted at 15 MPa. Burning rate decreased follows the briquette compaction pressure (3.1 to 2.3 g min-1).
