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Due to criticalenvironmental issues, increasing future energy supplies and decreasing reservedenergy resources are currently the subject of comprehensive research. The useof biomass as a renewable energy resource may be helpful in solving currentenergy shortfalls, particularly for countries that have abundant biomassresources. In this study, pyrolysis of coal, Acacia Mangium wood, and their respective blend samples wereinvestigated using proximate analysis and Thermogravimetric (TG?DTG). A mixtureof coal and A. Mangium wood with aweight ratio 100:0, 90:10, 50:50, 10:90, and 0:100, were used andnon-isothermal conditions at a constant heating rate of 5, 15, and 30°C/minwere applied. Thermal evolution profile analysis of the pyrolysis processconfirms that the reactivity of the fuel increased with the increasingproportion of the biomass in the fuel. The reactivity and maximum temperaturesincreased with the increasing heating rates. Proximate analysis showed thepotential of biomass of A. Mangiumwood to be used as a mixture with coal in terms of low ash and high volatilematter content. |
