Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak

Information on calorific value is very important factor in fuel evaluation. The objective of the study was to investigate the calorific values of the leaves of five (5) selected trees species of dipterocarp in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. The species are Hopea sp., Shorea parvifolia, Shorea...

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Main Authors: Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah, Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2015
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description Information on calorific value is very important factor in fuel evaluation. The objective of the study was to investigate the calorific values of the leaves of five (5) selected trees species of dipterocarp in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. The species are Hopea sp., Shorea parvifolia, Shorea leprosula, Shorea macroptera and Dipterocarpus sp. The calorific values were determined using the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter. The difference of calorific value between the five species were also examined. It was found that, the mean calorific value for the dipterocarp species were within the range of 4041.28 Cal g-1 to 4820.78 Cal g-1. The leaves of the Shorea macroptera contain higher calorific value compared to other four species. The findings will be useful in the preparation of forest fire management plan, and also in the development of bioenergy project of wood-based biomass from forest species.
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spelling upm-439832022-02-10T00:46:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43983/ Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin Information on calorific value is very important factor in fuel evaluation. The objective of the study was to investigate the calorific values of the leaves of five (5) selected trees species of dipterocarp in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. The species are Hopea sp., Shorea parvifolia, Shorea leprosula, Shorea macroptera and Dipterocarpus sp. The calorific values were determined using the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter. The difference of calorific value between the five species were also examined. It was found that, the mean calorific value for the dipterocarp species were within the range of 4041.28 Cal g-1 to 4820.78 Cal g-1. The leaves of the Shorea macroptera contain higher calorific value compared to other four species. The findings will be useful in the preparation of forest fire management plan, and also in the development of bioenergy project of wood-based biomass from forest species. Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43983/1/Calorific%20value%20of%20leaves%20of%20selected%20dipterocarp%20trees%20species%20in%20Piah%20Forest%20Reserve%2C%20Perak.pdf Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah and Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin (2015) Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak. Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science, 3 (1). pp. 132-134. ISSN 2462-2389 http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/544 10.47253/jtrss.v3i1.544
spellingShingle Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah
Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin
Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak
title Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak
title_full Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak
title_fullStr Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak
title_full_unstemmed Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak
title_short Calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak
title_sort calorific value of leaves of selected dipterocarp trees species in piah forest reserve, perak
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