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Solid fuel from Co-briquetting of sugarcane bagasse and rice bran

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  • Navalta, Carl John Louie G.
  • Banaag, Kristian Gregg C.
  • Raboy, Von Adrian O.
  • Go, Alchris W.
  • Cabatingan, Luis K.
  • Ju, Yi-Hsu

Abstract

Solid fuel from co-briquetting of SCB and RB was investigated in this study. The effects of compression pressure (8, 10 and 12 MPa) and briquette formulation (varying SCB-RB fractions, 0–1 w/w) on the quality and characteristics of briquettes were determined under fixed compression temperature (150 °C), time (30 min), and rate (0.34 MPa/s). Effects of initial biomass composition on the mechanical properties, fuel characteristics and quality of the briquettes produced were also studied. Briquetting of SCB and RB resulted in an improvement of the bulk density up to 1.1939 g/cm3 (corresponding to a compressive strength of at least 5.12 kgf/mm2) and in the reduction of the equilibrium moisture to as low as <5 %w/w. Moreover, the physical and chemical characteristics of SCB and RB were found to have significant influence on the quality and characteristics of the briquettes produced, with its inherent structure and components improving briquette strength and serving as natural binders, respectively. Mechanical densification didn't result in changes in the combustion characteristics of the residues as fuel, further improvement may be required if used in existing industrial boilers and burners. Nevertheless, the briquettes produced using SCB and RB meet current standards for fuels intended for domestic use.

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  • Navalta, Carl John Louie G. & Banaag, Kristian Gregg C. & Raboy, Von Adrian O. & Go, Alchris W. & Cabatingan, Luis K. & Ju, Yi-Hsu, 2020. "Solid fuel from Co-briquetting of sugarcane bagasse and rice bran," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 147(P1), pages 1941-1958.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:147:y:2020:i:p1:p:1941-1958
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.09.129
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    1. Granado, Marcos Paulo Patta & Suhogusoff, Yuri Valentinovich Machado & Santos, Luis Ricardo Oliveira & Yamaji, Fabio Minoru & De Conti, Andrea Cressoni, 2021. "Effects of pressure densification on strength and properties of cassava waste briquettes," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 306-312.
    2. Bill Vaneck Bot & Petros J. Axaopoulos & Evangelos I. Sakellariou & Olivier Thierry Sosso & Jean Gaston Tamba, 2023. "Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-13, September.
    3. Anwar Ameen Hezam Saeed & Noorfidza Yub Harun & Muhammad Roil Bilad & Muhammad T. Afzal & Ashak Mahmud Parvez & Farah Amelia Shahirah Roslan & Syahirah Abdul Rahim & Vimmal Desiga Vinayagam & Haruna K, 2021. "Moisture Content Impact on Properties of Briquette Produced from Rice Husk Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-14, March.

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