The Effectiveness Of Torrefied Coconut Husk Using Conventional Heating

The volume of coconut waste created monthly led to the selection of biomass as a renewable energy source in this study. The goal of this research is to determine the best torrefaction process value for torrefied biochar made from coconut husk (CH) in order to produce biomass energy utilising the traditional heating method. The three independent variables of particle size (100, 500, and 750m), holding temperature (200, 240, and 280°C), and residence duration were used to torrefy the coconut husk (20, 40 and 60 minutes). Torrefied biochar is being optimised in terms of numerous dependent factors, including mass yield, moisture content, volatile matter, thermal degradation, and surface morphology, under both treated and untreated conditions. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to study the heat deterioration of coconut husk. Physical-chemical analysis was utilised to characterise the torrefied CH to examine the main changes in biochar characteristics caused by the torrefaction process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the surface morphology of torrefied CH biomass. Carbon and oxygen yields, as well as solid energy, were all considered in FTIR research.