A preliminary study of biomass briquettes based on biochar from pyrolysis of durian shell

Utilization of durian shell waste as feed biomass in the pyrolysis process has been carried out. The results of the pyrolysis process produce bio-oil, gas, and biochar. Pyrolysis biochar can be used as a potential source of energy by converting it into biochar briquettes. This research is making biochar briquettes using a mixture of water and starch. The ratio between biochar and starch is 9: 1. The mixed material is then made biochar briquettes using a briquette printer with a pressure of 0.5 MPa. The results showed that biochar briquettes had better performance than durian shell biomass.