Effectiveness Test of Coconut Finding Waste (Cocos Nucifera.) as A Briquettes Building Material Using Latex Performance

Abstract

Biocharcoal briquettes are one of the fuels derived from biomass. The biomass used in this research is coconut shell with latex adhesive. This study aims to test the effectiveness of coconut shell waste using latex adhesive with a ratio of 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, and 50:50 to meet the standard of calorific value, ash content, moisture content, and density in briquettes by SNI No. 01-6235-2000. The results of this study showed that the calorific value, ash content, moisture content, and density of briquettes with a briquette and adhesive ratio of 90:10 respectively ranged from (1949.4), (5.39), (12.86), (0.325). The analysis shows that briquettes with a composition of coconut shell waste to latex 90:10 is a composition of briquette ratio that produces the highest calorific value, low moisture content, low ash content and good density value so this composition has better quality than other compositions.