Analisis Karakteristik Briket Dari Hasil Pirolisis Tandan Kosong Kelapa Sawit Menggunakan Perekat Campuran Dari Tepung Tapioka Dan Tepung Sagu

Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) are one of the biomass wastes with potential for utilization as raw materials for briquettes as an alternative energy source. This study aims to analyze the effects of pyrolysis time, the composition of a mixed tapioca and sago flour binder, and mesh size on the characteristics of EFB briquettes, determine the most dominant factor, and identify the optimum factor-level combination. The study was conducted using three factors with three levels, and each treatment combination was replicated three times. The briquette characteristics analyzed included moisture content, ash content, density, and combustion rate. The experimental data were analyzed using the Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio, Response Table, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
The results showed that binder composition was the most dominant factor for all analyzed parameters, with contributions of 92.20% to moisture content, 70.21% to ash content, 26.00% to density, and 24.48% to combustion rate. Based on the Taguchi prediction, the optimum combination for moisture content and ash content was A1B3C1, while the optimum combinations for density and combustion rate were A3B3C1 and A3B3C3, respectively. The results indicate that binder composition was the most influential factor affecting the characteristics of EFB briquettes.