5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Briquettes were produced from dried S .samarangense leaves using ordinary
household materials. The briquettes produced were porous and still needed more pressing.
The briquettes with 37.5% biomass produced the longest burning time and longest ignition
time; while the briquettes with 0% biomass gave the shortest burning time and the shortest
ignition time. In terms of strength, the briquette with 0% biomass would be considered the
strongest while the biomass briquettes with 50% and 37.5% biomass were also strong but
needed more pressing. This serves as a pilot study on producing biomass briquettes from S.
samarangense leaves. This also shows the potential of the biomass as a source in producing
biomass briquettes.