Abstract:
The used of oil palm plantation waste in the form of Oil Palm Fronds (OPF), needs to
increase its economic value so that it will reduce OPF waste in Riau Province, by
turning it into charcoal. OPF has the potential as a base material in maked activated
charcoal because it has a high carbon content. OPF is converted into Activated Charcoal
of Oil Palm Fronds (ACOPF) through a carbonization process with temperature
variations of 400, 500 and 600 oC for 60 minutes. The results of characterization of
charcoal yield and moisture content decreased with increasing carbonization
temperature, while ash content increased with increasing carbonization temperature.
The data obtained from water content and ash content have met the quality requirements
of technical activated carbon according to SNI 06-3730-1995. The results of the XRD
analysis showed that the samples had an amorphous structure with an LH of 8,061;
8,427; 8,587 nm and the value of Lw of 24,123; 23,529; 21,055 nm. The increase in
carbonization temperature causes an increase in the value of LH while the value of LW
has decreased. The degree of crystallinity will increase as the carbonization temperature
increases
