ASSESSING BIOEFUEL POTENTIAL OF EUCALYPTUS PELLITA THROUGH PROXIMATE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONAL, AND CALORIFIC VALUE ANALYSES

• Published in: Malaysian Forester
• Main Author: DANIEL A.A.; ABDULLAH U.H.; MUHAMMAD ROSELEY A.S.; SAADUN N.; SARIF M.; HAMID N.H.; KAMARUDIN S.H.; ZHANG J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia 2025
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85214000774&partnerID=40&md5=328ddb2b44e073f228008670dd55c3f3

Biomass represents a feasible form of renewable energy that has the potential to reduce dependency on non-renewable fossil fuels and contribute to the mitigation of climate change. Biomass has the potential to be generated from a diverse of sources, encompassing agricultural by-products, forestry by-products, and solid waste originating from municipalities which serve as energy source for the generation of electricity, heat, and fuels for vehicles. The objective of this study was to examine the potential of solid biomass as biofuels by conducting proximate analysis, chemical compositional analysis, and calorific value analysis on various parts of Eucalyptus pellita, such as the leaves, bark, and three sections of the trunk (bottom, middle, and top). E. pellita covering all the parts showed the range of values via proximate analysis in terms of moisture content, MC (7.33-10.97%), ash content, AC (1.05-2.54%), volatile matter, VM (81.00-84.46%), fixed carbon, FC (1.63-8.73%). Compositional analysis recorded different values of lignin (24.3-29.56%), cellulose (28.61-48.27%), hemicellulose (20.47-25.41%) and extractives (3.93-11.73%) whereas the calorific value ranged from 15.32-19.42 MJkg-1. © 2025 Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia. All rights reserved.