Performance of a Gasifier Reactor Prototype without a Blower Using Palm Oil Waste

Nur Chairat, Arief Suardi and Prayudi, Prayudi and Antono, Vendy and NURHASANAH, ROSWATI and Batih, Hakimul (2021) Performance of a Gasifier Reactor Prototype without a Blower Using Palm Oil Waste. Processes, 9 (11). ISSN 22279717

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Abstract

The usage of palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFBs) in the gasification process adds value to the empty bunches as a renewable energy source. In this study, we design and manufacture a new updraft type of gasifier reactor without a blower so that it does not require electric power in its operation, but uses power from engine suction. Our test results compare the use of biomass waste in conjunction with diesel fuel to run a diesel power plant for 20 min at a load of 10,000 W: diesel with coconut shell charcoal (350 mL), diesel with acacia wood charcoal (380 mL), and diesel with EFB charcoal (400 mL). The test shows that the highest efficient and the most optimal biomass in the gasification process is coconut shell charcoal, because coconut shell charcoal has a dense structure and, at the time of the experiment, the coconut shell charcoal was filled 15 cm below the gas outlet pipe hole. From the standpoint of the economic value of the gasifier reactor that is proposed in this study, the result with the lowest cost is that of diesel with EFB charcoal, because, in this experiment, EFBs were the biomass that was not purchased. The additional use of empty fruit bunches of charcoal is able to save 50% diesel usage.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: updraft gasifier; reactor without a blower; palm oil empty fruit bunches; biomass waste
Subjects: Jurnal
Bidang Keilmuan > Konversi Energi
Bidang Keilmuan > Teknik Lingkungan
Bidang Keilmuan > Teknik Mesin
Bidang Keilmuan > WTE
Bidang Keilmuan > Waste to Energy
Divisions: Fakultas Teknologi dan Bisnis Energi > S1 Teknik Mesin
Depositing User: Yudha Formanto
Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2025 02:52
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2025 02:52
URI: https://repository.itpln.ac.id/id/eprint/2219

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