Analysis of Bio Pellet Process based on Mass Balance
Abstract
As a bio-fuel, the bio pellet is popular as an alternative for replacing firewood for cooking. The potential of bio
pellet as a bio-fuel produced from cassava skin becomes the focus of this study. The purpose is to determine the
process and co
mposition of bio pellet based on mass balance. The material was collected from several fermented
cassa
va industries located in Jember Regency and Yogyakarta Special Region. The flow of this study includes
material collection, preparation, drying, and calorie measurement, and proximate a
nalysis. The cassava skin used in
this study was stemmmed from “tape” industries. The results showed that the composition of bio pellet materials
f
rom cassava skin and tubers was 60.9% to 39.3%. It was found that the process res
ulted in 17.72% bio pellet.
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