Charcoal Quality of Six Wood Species rom West Java as Dry Distillat Product

Six wood species from West Java ki hiur ( A.DC.), tunggeureuk which are Castanopsis acuminatissima(huru pedes (Reinw.Ex Bl.), huru koja ( Bl.), ki Castanopsis tunggurut Cinnamomum iners Litsea angulata)kanteh (Heyne) and kelapa ciung (Warb) have been disti lated by dry distillation at Ficus nervosa Horsfieldia glabra ltemperature 50 for hours in the retort distillation. Distillates from the dry distillation in form of charcoal, 450°C- 0°C five tar and liquid are calculated. The results exhibited charcoal quality of woods met standard six e the s of Indonesia for charcoal and charcoal briquettes with calorific values ranging from 6743-6795 cal/g, fixed carbon ranging from 79.42 % -82.37 %. Charcoal yield ranging from 27.43 % -33.55 % . Pearson correlation analysis on the lignin content and wood gravity to charcoal calorific value indicates that the lignin content has a significant correlation to the calorific value of charcoal.