Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier

Increasing energy demand, in line with the rate of population growth, is always followed by the pace of the waste dump. Where the largest percentage comes from organic waste, it is potentially utilized as raw material of biomass mixture for emission reduction efforts in fuel conversion from waste en...

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Main Authors: Apri Wiyono, Titi Puspita Sari Ika Pratiwi, Cindy Rianti Priadi, Adi Surjosatyo, Hafif Dafiqurrohman
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Published: Universitas Indonesia 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Technology
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Online Access:http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/774
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author Apri Wiyono
Titi Puspita Sari Ika Pratiwi
Cindy Rianti Priadi
Adi Surjosatyo
Hafif Dafiqurrohman
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Titi Puspita Sari Ika Pratiwi
Cindy Rianti Priadi
Adi Surjosatyo
Hafif Dafiqurrohman
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description Increasing energy demand, in line with the rate of population growth, is always followed by the pace of the waste dump. Where the largest percentage comes from organic waste, it is potentially utilized as raw material of biomass mixture for emission reduction efforts in fuel conversion from waste energy. The main objective of this paper is to study the characteristics of co-gasification, especially gasification temperature, lower heating value and gas emission, on the performance of the biomass gasification process in a downdraft fixed bed gasifier. In this study, organic waste used twigs, coconut fibers and rice husks in the pelletization as raw materials on the combustion technology Downdraft Gasifier. Methods were carried out by co-gasification techniques between WCF (wood-coconut fibers) pellet and rice husk on 100% pellet composition, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 100% rice husk. Syngas testing is done with direct measurement on the burner with TCD type Shimadzu 8A gas chromatography. The highest reactor temperature in the pyrolysis zone was 400oC to 850oC and the temperature in the oxidation zone was 1000oC to 1200oC. The result of the synthetic gas testing obtained the highest lower heating value (LHV) in WCF 100% pellet composition at 4.07 MJ/Nm3 with 85% efficiency. The lower heating value of the lowest syngas in a 100% pellet composition was 2.99 MJ/Nm3, where the increase of WCF pellets will increase the LHV syngas value. This resulted in visually low tar content and low ash particles in all compositions of approximately 30 to 35% of the initial mass of each composition, with the lowest ash in 100% rice husk composition at 0.29 g.
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spelling doaj.art-cc9fff4c76164285944988daf5ed345b2023-01-02T01:02:21ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002017-12-01871207121610.14716/ijtech.v8i7.774774Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed GasifierApri Wiyono0Titi Puspita Sari Ika Pratiwi1Cindy Rianti Priadi2Adi Surjosatyo3Hafif Dafiqurrohman41. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia 2. Tropical Renewable Energy Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia 2. Tropical Renewable Energy Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia1. Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia 2. Tropical Renewable Energy Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia 2. Tropical Renewable Energy Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, Indonesia 2. Tropical Renewable Energy Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, 16424 Depok, IndonesiaIncreasing energy demand, in line with the rate of population growth, is always followed by the pace of the waste dump. Where the largest percentage comes from organic waste, it is potentially utilized as raw material of biomass mixture for emission reduction efforts in fuel conversion from waste energy. The main objective of this paper is to study the characteristics of co-gasification, especially gasification temperature, lower heating value and gas emission, on the performance of the biomass gasification process in a downdraft fixed bed gasifier. In this study, organic waste used twigs, coconut fibers and rice husks in the pelletization as raw materials on the combustion technology Downdraft Gasifier. Methods were carried out by co-gasification techniques between WCF (wood-coconut fibers) pellet and rice husk on 100% pellet composition, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 100% rice husk. Syngas testing is done with direct measurement on the burner with TCD type Shimadzu 8A gas chromatography. The highest reactor temperature in the pyrolysis zone was 400oC to 850oC and the temperature in the oxidation zone was 1000oC to 1200oC. The result of the synthetic gas testing obtained the highest lower heating value (LHV) in WCF 100% pellet composition at 4.07 MJ/Nm3 with 85% efficiency. The lower heating value of the lowest syngas in a 100% pellet composition was 2.99 MJ/Nm3, where the increase of WCF pellets will increase the LHV syngas value. This resulted in visually low tar content and low ash particles in all compositions of approximately 30 to 35% of the initial mass of each composition, with the lowest ash in 100% rice husk composition at 0.29 g.http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/774BiomasCo-gasificationDowndraft gasifierPelletizationSynthetic gas
spellingShingle Apri Wiyono
Titi Puspita Sari Ika Pratiwi
Cindy Rianti Priadi
Adi Surjosatyo
Hafif Dafiqurrohman
Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier
International Journal of Technology
Biomas
Co-gasification
Downdraft gasifier
Pelletization
Synthetic gas
title Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier
title_full Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier
title_fullStr Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier
title_short Investigation of Co-gasification Characteristics of Wood-coconut Fibers Pellet and Rice Husk Mixtures in a Downdraft Fixed Bed Gasifier
title_sort investigation of co gasification characteristics of wood coconut fibers pellet and rice husk mixtures in a downdraft fixed bed gasifier
topic Biomas
Co-gasification
Downdraft gasifier
Pelletization
Synthetic gas
url http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/774
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