Coconut charcoal briquette Indonesia - Briquettes are a source of energy obtained from biomass used as oil and energy obtained from fossils. From the raw materials we find in everyday life, various types of briquettes can be made, such as coconut shells, rice husk, charcoal, sawdust, corn cob, leaves, etc.
The production of briquettes is done by a process of pressing or compaction which aims to increase the calorific value per unit area of biomass to be used as alternative energy so that large amounts of energy are produced with relatively low biomass.
Coconut husk and shell which is currently the raw material for making charcoal briquettes are most often rejected. In fact, coconut shells can be used as a raw material to convert to charcoal, which can then be converted into innovative value-added products.
Indonesia is one of the potential suppliers of coconut products
Coconut shell charcoal briquettes from Indonesia have great export potential. One of the factors is the quality of Indonesian coconut charcoal briquettes which are considered to be the best on the international market. Coconut charcoal briquette is an alternative fuel that is widely used for cooking, especially for baking food, eg B. in Europe, in the Middle East for shisha cigarettes, while in Asia, eg in South Korea and Japan, for example, it is used coconut shell charcoal, while in Indonesia briquettes are used for cooking.
Indonesian coconut charcoal briquettes can produce more heat than mangrove charcoal or charcoal briquettes. In addition, coconut shell charcoal briquettes are also safer and more environmentally friendly as they do not harm plants such as mangroves or produce smoke. Moreover, it is related to the issue of global warming which is very sensitive.
Advantages of using coconut charcoal briquettes
Coconut briquettes are mainly used for cooking. From these briquettes, people usually make various types of dishes that need to be lit first, such as barbecue, steaks, or what we often see as grilled barbeque.
In Middle Eastern countries, these briquettes are generally used to consume “sisha,” a type of cigarette that is smoked using tools with different flavors. If you still don’t know, you can explore for yourself.
In addition, in the Middle East, charcoal briquettes are also widely used to burn household odors. In European and American countries, coconut shell charcoal briquettes are generally used for heating and also for spa heating. But it is also often used to burn a frying pan for the cooking process.
One of The Factors that Affect The Quality of Briquettes is Calorific Value
The calorific value of various types of briquettes. It is seen that charcoal briquettes have the highest calorific value of 6058.62 cal / g, while the lowest calorific value is rice husk briquettes with a calorific value of 3072.76 cal / g.
Meanwhile, the calorific value of coconut briquettes is quite high, ie 5,780 cal / g, and for teak sawdust briquettes it is 5,478.99 cal / g. The high calorific value makes combustion more efficient and saves the use of briquettes.
With the great potential of the export market, this means that the demand for raw coconut shells will also increase. SMEs should take this opportunity to use coconut shells. Coconut charcoal briquettes Indonesia are the only market in which demand exceeds supply, ie many requirements cannot be met due to limited raw materials.
In order to avoid shortages and ensure the availability of raw coconut shell raw materials, they need to be sold in the form of processed products in the future to ensure added value and maintain product sustainability. Indonesia's long-term natural resources. We hope that even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic currently sweeping the world, this will not dampen the enthusiasm of Indonesian entrepreneurs to enter the export market.
