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Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources

The heavy reliance on non-renewable energy sources from fossil fuel such as petroleum, natural gas and coal has led to the scarcity of these sources and occurrence of global warming. This phenomenon raises the public concerns to diversify the energy sources to sustain energy availability. To address...

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Main Authors: Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Razak Wahab, Mazlan Mohamed, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini, Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab, AG Ahmad Mohd Yunus
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Published: Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN) 2016
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8460/
http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2016/jeas_0516_4241.pdf
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spelling my.umk.eprints.84602022-05-23T10:27:37Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8460/ Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat Razak Wahab Mazlan Mohamed Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab AG Ahmad Mohd Yunus The heavy reliance on non-renewable energy sources from fossil fuel such as petroleum, natural gas and coal has led to the scarcity of these sources and occurrence of global warming. This phenomenon raises the public concerns to diversify the energy sources to sustain energy availability. To address these predicaments, biomass is among the prominent alternative energy sources since it is renewable and possesses minimal harms to the environment. Leucaena leucocephala, or locally known as ‘Petai Belalang’ is one of the potential energy crops. In this study, 3 portions of Leucaena leucocephala stem which are bottom, middle and top have been divided and 2 different particle sizes which are 0.5 and 1.5 mm were used to determine their influences on the properties of the samples. Proximate analysis (moisture content, volatile matter, ash content and fixed carbon), physical analysis (specific gravity and bulk density) plus calorific value of Leucaena leucocephala were conducted as the parameters to determine the properties of the samples. Among the proximate parameters, portions differ significantly (p < 0.01) in moisture content, volatile mater and ash content except for fixed carbon. Whereas, particle sizes shown significant differences (p < 0.01) in moisture content, ash content and fixed carbon while differing (p < 0.05) in volatile matters. Both independent factors differ significantly (p < 0.01) in the physical parameters, including specific gravity and bulk density. The highest calorific value was observed in the bottom portion with particle size 0.5 mm which is 18.56 MJ/kg, whereas calorific values are significantly differing (p < 0.01) for both independent factors. In conclusion, Leucaena leucocephala species show a good result to be as potential biomass energy sources. Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN) 2016-05 Non-Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat and Razak Wahab and Mazlan Mohamed and Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad and Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini and Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman and Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab and AG Ahmad Mohd Yunus (2016) Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (9). pp. 6128-6137. ISSN 1819-6608 http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2016/jeas_0516_4241.pdf
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description The heavy reliance on non-renewable energy sources from fossil fuel such as petroleum, natural gas and coal has led to the scarcity of these sources and occurrence of global warming. This phenomenon raises the public concerns to diversify the energy sources to sustain energy availability. To address these predicaments, biomass is among the prominent alternative energy sources since it is renewable and possesses minimal harms to the environment. Leucaena leucocephala, or locally known as ‘Petai Belalang’ is one of the potential energy crops. In this study, 3 portions of Leucaena leucocephala stem which are bottom, middle and top have been divided and 2 different particle sizes which are 0.5 and 1.5 mm were used to determine their influences on the properties of the samples. Proximate analysis (moisture content, volatile matter, ash content and fixed carbon), physical analysis (specific gravity and bulk density) plus calorific value of Leucaena leucocephala were conducted as the parameters to determine the properties of the samples. Among the proximate parameters, portions differ significantly (p < 0.01) in moisture content, volatile mater and ash content except for fixed carbon. Whereas, particle sizes shown significant differences (p < 0.01) in moisture content, ash content and fixed carbon while differing (p < 0.05) in volatile matters. Both independent factors differ significantly (p < 0.01) in the physical parameters, including specific gravity and bulk density. The highest calorific value was observed in the bottom portion with particle size 0.5 mm which is 18.56 MJ/kg, whereas calorific values are significantly differing (p < 0.01) for both independent factors. In conclusion, Leucaena leucocephala species show a good result to be as potential biomass energy sources.
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author Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat
Razak Wahab
Mazlan Mohamed
Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad
Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini
Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman
Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab
AG Ahmad Mohd Yunus
spellingShingle Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat
Razak Wahab
Mazlan Mohamed
Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad
Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini
Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman
Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab
AG Ahmad Mohd Yunus
Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
author_facet Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat
Razak Wahab
Mazlan Mohamed
Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad
Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini
Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman
Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab
AG Ahmad Mohd Yunus
author_sort Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat
title Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
title_short Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
title_full Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
title_fullStr Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild Leucaena Leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
title_sort preliminary study on properties of small diameter wild leucaena leucocephala species as potential biomass energy sources
publisher Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN)
publishDate 2016
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8460/
http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2016/jeas_0516_4241.pdf
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