The effect of pyrolysis temperature and ball mill duration on the production of Bagasse Nano Biochar Ilham Akbar Pamungkas, Hendrix Yulis Setyawan*, Susinggih Wijana
Department of Agroindustrial Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Brawijaya
Abstract
Bagasse is a solid waste produced from the processing of sugarcane stalks. The lignocellulosic content contained can be utilized to produce source of biomass. The use of biomass energy is an alternative energy source that can use the pyrolysis method. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of pyrolysis temperature and ball mill time on the proximate characteristics and particle size distribution of nano biochar bagasse. The research design was prepared using a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with two treatment factors, namely pyrolysis temperature and ball mill time, each of which consisted of 3 levels. The temperature treatments used were 400C, 500C and 600C, while the treatment times used were 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours using a ball mill. The test parameters performed included testing for water content, ash content, fixed carbon content, volatile matter, calorific value and PSA. The best results using the multiple attribute zeleny method were obtained at 600C and using a ball mill for 72 hours which resulted in a moisture content of 6.23%, an ash content of 19.55%, a volatile matter content of 22.23%, a fixed carbon content. 50.894%, calorific content of 6212.78 cal/gram and particle value obtained 0.972 nm
