Analisis Pembakaran Droplet Minyak Jelantah Dengan Menggunakan Tempurung Kelapa Sebagai Karbon Aktif

Abstract

Waste cooking oil is a by-product of repeated frying that contains harmful compounds and can cause environmental pollution
if improperly discarded. One solution for managing it is to utilize it as an alternative fuel. This study aims to analyze the effect
of adding activated carbon derived from coconut shells on the combustion characteristics of waste cooking oil droplets.
Coconut shell-based activated carbon was chosen due to its high carbon content and porous structure, which make it effective
as a natural catalyst in the combustion process.
The experimental results show that the addition of coconut shell activated carbon significantly influences the combustion
characteristics of waste cooking oil droplets. Increasing the activated carbon concentration increases the burning rate and
shortens the ignition delay, accompanied by a decrease in the maximum combustion temperature. Furthermore, higher
activated carbon content leads to smaller flame dimensions, indicating a more efficient combustion process.
It can be concluded that coconut shell activated carbon enhances the combustion performance of waste cooking oil by
improving oxidation efficiency and has great potential as a natural catalyst in developing environmentally friendly alternative
fuels.