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Physical Characteristics of Briquettes Made of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) Using Brown Algae Adhesive Dewita, Ana; Faisal, M.; Gani, Asri
Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan Vol 15, No 1 (2020): Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan (June, 2020)
Publisher : Chemical Engineering Department, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23955/rkl.v15i1.15429

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The charcoal produced from oil palm empty fruit bunches pyrolysis can be utilised as environmentally friendly alternative fuel briquettes. This research studied the physical characteristics of EFB briquettes using brown algae as an adhesive. The effect of the concentration of brown algae adhesive on briquette quality was investigated. The briquettes were prepared from EFB charcoal by adding adhesive at various concentrations of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% (w/w). Subsequently, proximate analysis was performed on EFB and brown algae. The best-quality briquettes were obtained by adding brown algae adhesive at 2.5% concentrate, which resulted in a calorific value of 21,405 J/g. Other characteristics, such as moisture content, ash content, volatile matter and fixed carbon, were found to be 7.4%, 4.9%, 79% and 8.7%, respectively. Thermal characteristics, such as density, flash point and burning time, were found at 0.96 g/cm3, 5.1 seconds and 300 minutes, respectively.
Analysis of the Impact of Meteorological Factors on Predicting Air Quality in South Tangerang City using Random Forest Method Kadir, Nurchaerani; Faisal, M.; Kurniawan, Fachrul
Applied Information System and Management (AISM) Vol. 7 No. 2 (2024): Applied Information System and Management (AISM)
Publisher : Depart. of Information Systems, FST, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/aism.v7i2.38466

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Air pollution has become one of the most significant environmental problems in many cities throughout the world, which can endanger public health and the environment. Understanding the impact of meteorological conditions on air quality is very important to understanding air pollution patterns. This study investigates the influence of meteorological variables on air quality predictions in South Tangerang City, Indonesia, using the Random Forest method. Modeling is carried out by building two scenarios, namely predictions using meteorological variables and predictions without meteorological variables. Prediction performance analysis is measured using MAE, MSE, RMSE, R-square, and accuracy. The accuracy results of the research show that predictions without meteorological variables provide good prediction results with a value of 86.42%, but predictions with meteorological variables have better performance with a value reaching 98.99%. The largest error values from each model were 2.58 MAE, 71.82 MSE, and 8.4747 RMSE obtained in prediction modeling without meteorological variables, while the smallest error values were obtained in prediction modeling using meteorological variables, namely 0.00, 0.01, and 0.0219, respectively, for MAE, MSE, and RMSE. This research contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between meteorology and air pollution and air quality in urban areas and helps develop targeted mitigation strategies to improve air quality and public health, especially in South Tangerang City and the surrounding area.