PENGARUH KOMPOSISI PADUAN LIMBAH DAUN MINYAK KAYU PUTIH DAN BATANG SINGKONG TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK BRIKET

Briquettes are solid fuels that can be used as an alternative energy source that has a certain form and is an energy source derived from biomass which is commonly used as an alternative energy to replace petroleum and other energy derived from fossils. in this study using a mixture of eucalyptus leaf waste and cassava stems. This study was to determine the effect of a mixture of eucalyptus leaves and cassava stem waste on the characteristics of the briquettes in terms of moisture content, ash content, volatile content, bound carbon content and calorific value. Judging from the water content and each variation of briquettes, they do not meet SNI standards. the lowest water content test results are in variation 5 with a value of 10.069% while the maximum SNI standard is 8%. testing the lowest volatile matter content in the 3rd variation with a value of 47.416% is still far from the 15% SNI standard. the lowest ash content test was in variation 5 with a result of 10.393% while the SNI standard was 8%. The highest bonded carbon test was in the 3rd variation 40.557 while the SNI standard 77% still did not meet the briquette quality standard. The highest calorific value test results are in the 5th variation with a value of 5800 cal/g while the SNI standard is 5000 cal/g which means that the 5th variation already meets the SNI standard