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Briquette Machine: Sawdust Briquetting machine.

 

Briquette Machine: Sawdust Briquetting machine. This machine is well suited for recycling various forms of biomass and agricultural waste into sawdust and molding it into shaped briquettes. It is used to summarize the waste space into high-density fuel, easy to transport and store.

This machine has advantages such as low power consumption, environmental friendliness, high working efficiency, longer life, low crushing rate and low maintenance. Briquettes can be used as power plants and heating for buildings / residences.

Briquette raw material:

•        animal feed, sawdust, straw (rice / wheat), corn stalks, peanut shells

•        woody twigs, cottonseed husks, shrubs, and other agricultural wastes. Parameters of briquettes obtained:

•        Density 1.1-1.3 g / cm3

•        Fuel value: 3,700-5,000kcal / kg

•        SO2 emissions: 0.38% (lower than the national standard 1-3%)

•        CO2 emissions: 0.22% (well below national standards)

•        Residual ash: 3.6%

•        Environmentally friendly & can be recycled as agricultural potash fertilizer.

The layout of the WP production plant can be seen here with a capacity of around 1-1.5 tons / hour (Cooling Section Rp.203 million, CNF Jakarta).

Furthermore, for a capacity of 2-3 tons / hour the form of the machine can be seen here. Price (Sep 2018) for one unit of Production Line (10x 50m) Rp. 2,2M (CNF Jakarta).

of largest engine capacity, 25 tonnes / hr, also available (Layout can be seen below)

Image Captions: 1) Wood Crab; 2) Machine crushed (powder); 3) Bin (container); 4) Dryer; 5) Pellet machine; 6) Cooler; 7) Packing Machine. Factory size: 150x30m2; Power: 5689kW; Workers: 12 people.

The process consists of:

1.      Wood Chipper Process: Prepare logs to be used, then crab logs with a size not more than 2-5 cm.

2.      Hammer Mill: Hammer mills are used to pulverize wood chips into sawdust (wet) with a size below 3-6 mm.

3.      Drying Process (Dryer): In order to meet the conditions of the pelletization process, the drying process is needed to reduce the moisture content of the raw wood powder (wet), so that the moisture content is not more than 15%.

4.      Pellet Making Process (Pellet Machine): pressing dry wood powder (<15%) with a pellet mill through roller and die contact. A vertical pellet machine should be used at this stage.

5.      Sifting Process (Sieve Shakes): Sieve the low quality pellets (split, broken, collapsed) during the sieving process. Separate the unsuitable shapes via the vibrating sieve as well as get rid of them through the sieve, then the failure is reprocessed.

6.      Process Cooling (Cooler): Cooling the temperature of the pellets. When the pellets come out of the pellet mill, the temperature of the pellets is around 60 oC. After passing through the cooler, the pellet temperature is slightly higher (5-10 oC) than the ambient temperature.

7.      Packing process (Packing machine): packing pellets for 10-50 kg / container.

South Korea is conducting joint projects in East Java, Central Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua. Indonesia will be South Korea's target to become a supplier of WP in the future in Asia, especially for biopelet materials from furniture waste, palm fronds, EFB, sugarcane bagasse, straw, red calliandra, sawdust, etc.

North Sumatra (Medan): PT Toba Hijau Sinergi which operates at the end of 2016 utilizes EFB palm (TKKS, oil palm) to become oil palm pellets used as alternative BB according to Law No.32 of 2009. The advantages of oil palm pellets are low humidity, efficiency high thermal energy, easy handling & storage, suitable for lattice system boilers, and low smoke output. Unfortunately, the ash content is> 3%.

Processing 1 ton of FFB (Fresh Fruit Bunches) produces waste of 0.23 tonnes of EFB; 0.13 tons of mesocarpfibre (fibers); 0.06 tonnes of palm shell, and 0.65 tonnes of LCPKS (Palm Oil Mill Liquid Waste). TKKS has only been used as compost (mulch). The processes used include:

Empty Bunch Crusher, Thresser, Empty Bunch Press, Shredded Empty Brunch, Cutter, Dryer, Bricket Machine, and Bricket Bunker. Assumptions: EFB (in FFB) 23%, PKS processing capacity 30ton / h, EFB produced ~ 6.9 ton / hr. One unit of 7ton / h capacity shredder is required. In brief, the process of making wood pellets: OPEFB is crushed (crushing), shredded (thressing), pressed (pressing) to reduce the moisture content, and pick up the remaining oil; then via conveyor it is sent to the drying unit (drying), cutter (cutting, max. 2 inch) and so on to the Tankos pellet machine. PKS capacity 30 thousand kg / h or 600 thousand kg / day, TKKS 138 thousand kg / day, OPEFB Pellets (40% of EFB) 55,200 kg / day, heat tilapia Tankos pellets 17,660kJ / kg (4,640kCal / kg), potential heat of pellets 974,832 .000kJ / day. Five kg of tankos pellets is equivalent to 12 kg of LPG gas cylinders. The tankos pellet machine alone costs ~ 33,000 USD.

Riau Kep: IDEAS in collaboration with PT APP (Achmadi Pasca Perintis) conducted a survey to develop an energy plantation and WP mill in Lingga (There are around 604 large & small islands).

•        West Java: WP factory in Ciamis, capacity of 2,500 tons / month (60% for domestic, 40% for foreign)

•        DI (Dahlan Iskan) has visited the WP factory (2x350kg / h, raw material for KM) Ds Rawa, Kec. Cingambul, Kab. Majalengka; to a tempe factory in Dukuh Semar, Cirebon, which tried WP Kaliandra.

•        DEAS and PT MBT (Mandiri Bintang Tiga) collaborate to develop calliandra energy plantations and WP factories in Sumedang, Kuningan and Bandung

•        Central Java: the largest wood pellet factory PT South Pacific, a furniture producer in Jepara, Central Java, produces WP from waste from furniture production which is popular in South Korea (70,000 tons / year), because of its good quality (high calories, chemical content and low enough ash). Four WP mills are planned to be built in biomass plantation centers in various locations (Max about 4 hours from Bandar Internasional).

•        PT SPI (Solar park Indonesia, in Kalikajar, Wonosobo Central Java), which was once predicted as a pilot project for wood-based biomass investment opportunities (as well as a WP factory) between South Korean Indonesia (200,000Ha) has been locally owned. Now it is being sold (Rp. 19.5 billion) to other parties (some of the machines have even been stripped down, and sold in pieces).

•        Semarang: PT Mahya Bioenergy, capacity 2,000 tons / month (max 10,000 tons / month), albasia wood, 4200-4600 kcal / kg, diameter 8mm, water content 7-9%.

•        Purworejo: PT EMI (Energy Management Indonesia) (a state-owned company via its subsidiary PT EBI) made cooperation with the Purworejo district government to build a new WP factory originating from red calliandra wood with a capacity of 36,000 tons / year. The production is to fulfill the demand of domestic taxpayers (250 tons / day) and Japan and South Korea foreign countries, which increase by 250 tons / day (10,000 tons / month) via LOI. Factory area 10 Ha.

•        DI Yogyakarta: One of the suppliers of WP (50 tons / month) to South Korea (and Japan) is PT Greeno Inovasi Energi from Ds. Among, Bangunjiwo, Bantul, DIY. The main raw material is sawdust obtained from Central Java & DIY, which is mixed with other biomass wastes such as rice husks, bagasse (bagas), tobacco dust, and waste banknotes. Tapioca flour is added to it as an adhesive.

•        East Java (Paiton, Probolinggo): PT Pellet Biomass Indonesia, producer of premium WP (calories 4600kcal / kg; moisture 8%; ash content 1.2%; minimum order: 16 tonnes; Surabaya port; 1 month delivery time; L / C, T / T; able to supply: 2000 tons / month).

•        Madura: April 2015, CV Gerbang Lestari established a WP factory which is managed by Ponpes Darul Ittihad in Ds. Kombangan, Kec. Geger, Kab. Bangkalan, Madura with a capacity of 1 ton / h with red calliandra wood as raw material of about 12 tonnes / day (1 day = 8 hours, wet raw material contains about 40% water). If a year = 310 days, then 12ton x 310 = 3720 ton / year of raw material is needed, or 3720/20 = 186 Ha of land is needed. Therefore, the harvested garden per day is only 186 Ha / 310 = 0.6 Ha. KM wood pellets selling price Rp. 1.6-2.5 million / ton. Meanwhile, the selling price of KM wood is only Rp. 367,000 / ton. After production is managed by ISE (IDEAS Semesta Energy, the machines are rejuvenated by CV SBE, Suryabaja Engineering), WP 2 tons / hour or 25 tons / day (a mixture of KM and Kemlandingan) was sent to Gresik, and PTPN 8 in Pangalengan,

•        Bandung (for BB drying tea leaves). Local users are starting to use WP as a substitute for LPG gas which can save 47% costs, which is equipped with the use of a WP stove in one package with the WP. The idea will also be developed in Mamuju (Sulbar) and North Lombok (NTB). Kaliandra red wood is harvested after 14 months by CV Gerbang Lestari. The optimum production is 20 tons / Ha / year. The local people took advantage of the calliandra energy plantation project in a 214 hectare village forest and a 200 m2 WP mill (assistance from ICCTF, Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund). Meanwhile, the WP product is used as a 197kW BB PLTBm. ISE designed a 1.5 ton / h WP factory in Bangkalan Madura, Mamuju (Sulbar) 2 tonnes / h, Karangantu, Banten, and PLTBm in Ds. Selengen & Salut in North Lombok, NTB. This moment Madura wood pellet factory is in a state of suspended animation, lack of spare parts for pellet machines that are broken.

•        South Kalimantan: PT Jhonlin Agro Mandiri (PT JA) built a WP factory in an area of ​​2 hectares with a capacity of 4 tons / hour with fully automatic machines. The raw materials come from Jabon, Gmelina, Sengon, and Acacia wood which are planted on an area of ​​15,000 hectares. Target: WP exports to South Korea and Europe.

•        PT Inhutani III supplies raw materials for eucalyptus, sengon and gamal grown on an area of ​​approximately 5,000 hectares, Pelaihari, South Kalimantan, to the WP factory built by PT SL Agro Industry (a South Korean subsidiary, Depian) with a capacity of around 100,000 tons (2015) . Furthermore, PT SLAI supplied WP from its factory to the South Korean company Western Power Co. Ltd. Kerma Inhutani III with China was also signed, and Inhutani III prepared 5,000 hectares of land. 2x10MW PLTBm made of wood chips (140,000 tonnes) was also built to support the factory's electrical power, while the remaining electricity was sold to PLN.

•        West Sulawesi (Mamuju): the WP mill will be built by MCA-I (Millennium Challenge Account-Indonesia) with a capacity of 600 tons / month, and energy plantations will come from HTR (Community Plantation Forest) and HR (Hutan Rakyat) prepared red calliandra 748Ha. On the other hand, a foreign investor from South Korea PT Bara Indoco (May 2018) invested their funds via IUPHHK (Forest Timber Product Utilization Permit) (sengon & Kaliandra) HTI 27,300Ha (around 700m3 of wood, 200,000 tonnes / year WP) in 3 sub-districts ( Tapalang 14.865Ha, Tommo, Kalumpang) in Mamuju (Sulbar). The 80,000 ton / year factory will be built in Belang-belang Kec. Kalukku.

•        Papua: (Merauke) IDEAS in collaboration with PT SIS (Selaras Inti Semesta, MEDCO Group) conducted an FS (Feasibility Study) on the integration of energy plantation forests and the construction of a WP factory.

 

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The future of wood pellets

 The future of wood pellets

 

Wood pellets (WP) began to be produced. There is a high probability that there will be a flood of supply in both domestic and foreign countries which could lower prices. Check international prices here and side pictures), Importers from LN are starting to impose barriers to find the best WP, but cheaper prices. Therefore, it is time for WP entrepreneurs to complete their businesses with:

1.      To supply WP to coal-fired power plants to replace coal partially / completely (signing the MoU with coal-fired power plants).

2.      Build a wood pellet power plant (PLTPk; PLTBm = biomass; for example in Japan) in the local area around the WP factory.

3.      Planting fast-harvesting trees, which can grow and are of good quality in critical / ex-mining land (tin, coal, gold, zircon, copper, nickel, etc.) for quality WP materials, such as red calliandra (stove fire approaching blue).

4.      Promote the socialization of the use of WP & the stove (paid / paid in installments) to the public (as a substitute for the 3 kg CNG LPG which is difficult to find at this time). The community around the WP Factory is prioritized to buy WP at factory prices.

 

This is intended to stabilize the price of WP as well as to produce national electricity and to create new jobs needed by the people around the WP factory, for example:

•        PT Austral Byna built a 100MW PLTPk (every 10MW costs IDR 150 billion) in Mantuil Banjarmasin, Muara Teweh (North Barito Regency), Central Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan.

•        PT PLNE (Prima Jasa Nasional Enjinering) signed a kerma (MoU) with the District, Morowali, Central Sulawesi, to build a 10MW PLTBm (cost Rp. 30 billion in 2 years, FS 6 months) with red calliandra which is widespread in Morowali (200Ha) .

•        PT EMI (Energy Management Indonesia) built a PLTPk of around 5-10MW (WP KM energy: 4,800kKal, bioarang ~ 7,500kKal) in Purworejo, Central Java (with a factory area of ​​10 Ha) using WP from KM with a capacity of 36,000 tons / year. WP waste / ash can still be fertilizer for the restoration of vast peatlands in Indonesia (4th in the world). PLTPk is developed in several locations in Indonesia. Raw materials (KM) are obtained from the people of Wonosobo, Magelang, Kebumen, to Banyumas.

•        The Korindo Group plans to build a 10MW PLTBm (wood pellet) in Jayapura, Papua. Korindo's subsidiary, PT Tunas Sawaerma, collaborates with the Papua Provincial Government and the Jayapura Regency Government, by requesting a concession area of ​​12,000Ha of around 7,200Ha for HTI (Industrial Plantation Forest, in the form of Eucalyptus Pellita and Jabon Merah trees handled by PT Biomassa Papua Lestari) and PLTBm (by PT Bio Green Jayapura). However, they ran into customary land, and had yet to reach an agreement with the local community.

 

Indonesia Wood Pellet Prices (varies according to supply & demand):

 

Home Affairs (factory price, Ex-Works) ($ 115-125)

1. • Jakarta Rp.1700 / kg,

2. • Banten Rp. 1600 / kg

3. • West Java Rp. 1600 / kg,

4. • Central Java Rp. 1600 / kg

5. • East Java Rp. 1550 / kg.

Overseas Wood Pellet Prices : FOB $ 140 / ton; CIF $ 160 / ton

Wood Pellet Processing Hazards

When you produce WP, also pay attention to things related to the health and safety of workers:

1.      1.Wood pellet dust hazard at the factory site,

2.      The danger of CO gas poisoning in WP storage (silos, hoppers, open spaces); and

3.      Fire hazard in WP factories, power plants, etc.

 

Take advantage of Biomass Waste to be WP Around You

 

•        Take advantage of all waste of worthless agricultural products, for example corn cobs & stalks, cassava stalks, bagasse (4476kcal / kg), bamboo (4105kcal / kg), rice husks & stalks, empty oil palm bunches, twigs, litter, sawdust, peanut shells soil (4644kcal / kg), brown skin, sengon buto (3948kCal / kg, water content 14.21%, ash content 1.08%), etc.

• •        If you want to clear land, chop the available wood waste and then press it into a WP, as additional income for you (as fuel for domestic PLTBm / PLTU coal, exported to foreign countries, fuel for household stoves, restaurants, culinary centers, etc.); not by burning the forest that would spread smoke all over the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Product characteristics of fuel pellets

 Product characteristics of fuel pellets

 

1. Rod pellets

The basic ingredients of these pellets are corn stalks, wheat straw, rice straw, peanut shells (4644 kCal / kg), corn cobs, cotton twigs, soybean stalks, weeds (weeds), twigs, leaves, sawdust, and plant waste. other. After the raw material is crushed, then pressed, and molded, it is formed into a pellet shape by applying pressure between the rollers and the dies to the material. The density of the original material was around 130kg / m3, but the density of the pellets increased to over 1100kg / m3, making it easier to store and transport, as well as increase in burn performance.

2. Sawdust Pellets

Sawdust pellet production line: raw material purchasing, material gathering, drying, pelletizing and packing. The water content of sawdust is around 30-45% and the raw material price is around 21.05 - 24.29 USD / ton. The caloric value can reach 4,000 - 4,500 kCal

3. Twig Pellets

Branch pellet production line: raw material purchasing, crushing, drying, pelletizing and packing. Raw material costs ~ 16.19 USD / ton. The caloric value of twig pellets is lower than sawdust pellets.

 4. Bagasse pellets

Production procedures: purchase of raw materials, drying, pelletizing and packing. The quality of the material depends on the planting period. All ingredients can be stored efficiently in time, then dried, and pelletized. The water content in sugarcane is around 20-25%. Bagasse pellets have a high calorific value of 3,400-4,200 kCal (before being pelleted it is only about 1,825kCal, and if the raw bagasse is only heated using exhaust gas from the kettle chimney, the waste water content drops 40%, and the calorific value becomes 2305kCal).Bagasse pellets (bagasse) are a new bioenergy. It can be used as space heater, stove, hot water and industrial boilers, PLTBm, and others. It functions as a substitute for firewood, coal, fuel oil, and LPG. Bagasse has high energy content and high fuel quality. Unfortunately, the ash content is ~ 6%.

Bagas Pellets

The potential for bagasse in Indonesia is 30 tonnes / Ha / year. Meanwhile, the area of sugarcane (2014) covering an area of 447,000Ha [63.46% is in Java, the remaining 36.54% is outside Java], the total potential for bagasse is around 13.41 million tonnes / year, the planting area has decreased by 6%. compared to 2013, (470.198Ha). Therefore, in order to meet domestic sugar needs and reduce imports of raw sugar, the Government has prepared an additional 500,000 Ha of sugar cane land in Southeast Sulawesi, P. Aru and Merauke, as well as building 10 new domestic sugar factories. In the future, there will be an additional 15 million tons / year of bagasse. Other sugarcane solid waste that comes from filtering the sap on the rotary drum filter is called blotong. When dried, blotong can be directly used as fuel in the kitchen for cooking. Blotong is generally used for compost.

Site Selection and Budget for Bagas Pellet Factory

The bagas factory site must be located in a location where raw materials are abundant, cheap and near the airport / port in order to facilitate product transportation, so that raw material costs and other costs (labor, warehouse rent, management fees, etc.) can be saved as low as possible. Aspects of building legality and industrial permits: TDI, SIUP, HO, IMB, etc. related need to be prepared. Certificates for export (SVLK) and product certificates (for example from Sucofindo, and SGS) are also prepared.

The initial investment for a bagasse pellet mill is around 112,414 USD with a capacity of 1 ton / hour (capacity can be increased to 6 tonnes / hour by adding required equipment). The factory building investment is around 19,271 USD with a floor area of ​​6,000m2. The initial capital investment of the equipment is around 72,266 USD including dryer 24,089 USD, stranding cage 1,927 USD, electric cabinet 1,927 USD, pellet machine (1tonnes / hour) 25,695 USD, etc. Working capital is around 40,148 USD for initial storage of raw materials and pre sale of products.

If the market and operations are stable, you can increase your investment. The dryer 24,089 USD can be used for 3 pellet factories, you just need to increase the investment in the Stranding cage, pellet machine and conveyor. If the pellet mill is more than three, a dryer needs to be added and a fork-lift truck is required. The cooling machine needs to be considered depending on the production situation.

Bagasse Pellets Cost & Profit Analysis

Business target: 500 tons / month (initial). When normal operation, the monthly production can be increased up to 1,500 tons or 3,000 tons. The annual product is about 30,000 tons.

Example of Estimated Costs and Profits of Bagasse & Sawdust Pellets in Brazil

ROI of Bagasse Pellets:

•        Sugarcane bagasse raw material price: 19.45 USD / ton

•        Transportation costs: 3.24 USD / ton [packing and exit costs]

•        Crumbling: 0

•        Dryer electric load: 1.39 USD / ton [7.5kV electric machine drying 0.7 ton / h]

•        Electricity pelletizing load: 11.67 USD / ton [90kW 1 ton / h pellet power machine]

•        Packing: 5.19 USD / ton [25kg / sack; 0.13 USD / sack]

•        Direct labor: 8.10 USD / tonne [1 tool for 8 workers, 11.34 USD for 1 worker per day]

•        Site costs: 5.33 USD / tonne [19,434 USD for 10 years use]

•        Equipment costs: 3.25 USD / ton [80,976 USD tools for 26 days / month within 5 days of use]

•        Maintenance costs: 4.86 USD / tonne [cost of dies / blades worn]

•        TOTAL cost: 62.48 USD / ton

Profit Calculation: Total costs: 62.48 USD / tonne; selling price of pellets at the factory: 97.17 USD / ton; net profit for one tonne was 34.69 USD. If the monthly production is 500 tons, the monthly net profit is 17,345 USD.

Meanwhile, ROI of Sawdust Pellets:

•        Raw material price of sawdust: 22.67 USD / ton

•        Transportation costs: 4.86 USD / ton [packing and exit costs]

•        Crumbling: 0

•        Dryer electric load: 2.08 USD / ton [7.5kV electric machine drying 0.7 ton / h]

•        Pelletizing power load: 15.16 USD / ton [90kW 1 ton / h pellet machine]

•        Packing: 5.18 USD / ton [25kg / sack; 0.13 USD / sack]

•        Direct labor: 8.10 USD / tonne [1 tool for 8 workers, 11.34 USD for 1 worker per day]

•        Site costs: 5.33 USD / tonne [19,434 USD for 10 years use]

•        Equipment costs: 3.25 USD / ton [80,976 USD tools for 26 days / month within 5 days of use]

•        Maintenance costs: 5.83 USD / ton [cost of dies / edges of felt]

•        TOTAL cost: 72.46 USD / ton

Profit Calculation: Total costs: 72.46 USD / ton; selling price of pellets in factory: 137.65 USD / ton; the net profit for one ton is 65.19 USD. If the monthly production is 500 tons, the monthly net profit is 32,595 USD.

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Red calliandra : Raw Material Wood Pellet

 Red calliandra (RC)

 

Red calliandra (RC) is the best raw material for WP compared to Chinese petai, gamal and sengon buton in terms of growth rate. Energy contained in KM 4600kcal / kg, charcoal 7,400 kCal / kg, one kg of (RC)pellets is equivalent to thermal energy of 5.35kWh or electricity of 1.355 kWh. Soil fertilization through nitrogen fixation in the soil, and specific gravity, so that the ash content can be lower. Moreover, the age of (RC) can reach 29 years once planted, and can be harvested 2 times a year, so it takes 1.5 years to produce electricity. One Ha (RC) can produce 20-65m3 of wood / year or 20-35ton / year. Minimum planting density of 5000 trees / Ha (spacing 1x2m), can be trimmed as high as 1m above the soil surface repeatedly every 4 months (3 x a year) if fertile and lots of rainfall. Under coconut stands (60% light), (RC) can be planted as a fill crop.

For a capacity of 100kW, the investment cost is around Rp.5.5 billion (Jan 2017) including the provision of 30Ha critical land (land lease of Rp. 1.5 billion for 20 years, seedlings, and planting / maintaining 250,000 trees).

(RC) is not only used as raw material for WP, its leaves are used as animal feed (high protein), and the flowers are used for beekeeping (honey production (calliandra white honey) comes from the world famous RC flower nectar. One Ha RC produces honey at least 1 ton / year. (1000 kg x IDR 50,000 / kg = IDR 50 million / year = IDR 4,17 million / month), while in Europe it can reach 2 tons / year) for 15 years without significant maintenance. The radius of the bees looking for nectar is about 5km

Red Kaliandra grows well at an altitude of 400-600m above sea level, pH ~ 5, and a little water. The plant also functions as a medium land cover (shrub) (soil fertilizer / land conservation / erosion resistance on sloping land / ex-mining land such as tin, coal, gold, nickel, etc.) to avoid flooding and revive critical, dry, sandy land. , and barren, because it functions as soil fertility, its root roots sink into the ground, and other fine roots that extend to the surface of the soil. KM functions to preserve nature.

Some examples of RC planting locations:

•        Gamal and calliandra planted in Sumbawa 5000 Ha.

•        100 thousand stems on critical land in Wonogiri in collaboration with the Ministry of PDT;

•        P Singkep (Kep Riau) (on critical land ex-tin mining);

•        Regency. North Gorontalo (PT Citra Makmur kencana).

•        An example of developing RC as a coal substitute WP (ET) independently of the community (no government assistance) was carried out in Butur (North Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province). Initially, a RC nursery of only 100,000 trees was developed in Kulbar (West Kalisusu district) by GANTI (Indonesian Farmer Fisherman Movement) Butur, with a target of one million trees in the future. An MoU with PT Energi Indonesia (WP factory) was signed to purchase RC from the farmers.

The process of making wood pellets:

•        Powder the ingredients first

•        place it in a rotary-dryer to reduce its moisture content to 10%

•        Put the dry powder (which has been mixed with tapioca flour; no need for bagasse, because it already contains sugar) to be pressed and heated around 180 oC into a pellet making machine with the final WP cylindrical shape 6-10 mm in diameter, 1-3 cm long , and a density of 650 kg / m3.

•        pack / pack, send to the other party

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