Abstract:
This research is aimed at finding an appropriate way to make use of municipal waste in producing the solid compressed dry fuel. In the research, two types of municipal waste, paper scraps and wood chips/leaves, were mixed in 5 varied ratios of weight: 95%:5%, 75%:25%, 50%:50%, 25%:75%, and 5%:95%, respectively. The study revealed that it was not necessary to add the binder in compressing the fuel; however, more humidity was required for some ratios. According to the analysis of calorific value, the ratio 95%:5% produced the highest calorific value, approximately 3,518.06 cal/g for dry fuel and 4,314.16 cal/g for charcoal; so they could substitute rice straw, rice husk, or bagaase.