Gasifier SE-01 Produce Renewable and Sustainable Energy Ecosystems: Utilization of Agricultural Waste with H2 Results as Clean Energy and Biobriquette

In Indonesia, the abundance of agricultural waste in the form of rice husks of post-harvest results are still not optimal utilization. Whereas, the condition of cellulose solid waste is very useful that can produce renewable... [ view full abstract ]

In Indonesia, the abundance of agricultural waste in the form of rice husks of post-harvest results are still not optimal utilization. Whereas, the condition of cellulose solid waste is very useful that can produce renewable energy sources such as biogas, biobriquette, and biofuel. One of the optimization of agricultural waste utilization in the form of rice husks and corn cobs into biogas is by using gasifier. Gasifier is one of the tools or reactor which converts cellulose solid biomass into gas (CO, CH₄, CO₂ and H₂) by gasification method. In general, the benefits of gasifiers are used as a producer of thermal energy and electrical energy. But the constraint of the current gasifier tool is still leaving the gas residue content of CO or TAR, thereby reducing the calorific value of thermal energy generated. Gasifier SE-01 is a gasifier innovation that can produce clean H₂ gas without TAR. Gasifier SE-01 has a concept of work as follows, biomass in – water seal PIT – reduction chamber – heat exchanger – charcoal out. Gasifier SE-01 aims to realize the renewable energy ecosystem in the agricultural environment, namely the result of H2 gas as gas fuel energy and electric energy (electric energy to drive motor drying post-harvest agricultural waste) TAR liquid waste is used as a termite medicine, while the residual charcoal solid waste of combustion is used as biobriquette.