Abstract:
This study aims to determine the physical characteristics of the alaban type charcoal,
the compressed type and the type of bacin. After testing SNI 01-6235-2000 of the 3 types of charcoal,
the results for each characteristic are not the same and some do not meet the standard requirements.
The method used to make wood charcoal uses the ground hole method. The three materials used
are plants that are very much found in the Karang Intan District area, especially in the area of the
Gunung Babaris and Mount Waringin Forest groups. The research was conducted to determine the
physical characteristics of charcoal including moisture content, ash content, flight substance content,
bonded carbon content and calorific value according to the quality standard of SNI 01-6235-2000.
The results showed that the moisture content was still above 8% (not fulfilling the SNI standard), the
ash content was below 8% (fulfilled the SNI standard), the flying substance content was below 15%
(met SNI standards), above 30% (meet the SNI standard) and a calorific value above 5000 Kal / g
(meet the SNI standard only for alaban charcoal, the other two types do not meet the SNI standard).
The best calorific value is alaban charcoal, which is 5.076.96 Cal / g.
