Publication: Production of charcoal briquettes from biomass for community use
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Issued Date
2018
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17578981
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2-s2.0-85046248163
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol 297, No.1 (2018)
Suggested Citation
Suttibak S., Loengbudnark W. Production of charcoal briquettes from biomass for community use. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol 297, No.1 (2018). doi:10.1088/1757-899X/297/1/012001 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/3703
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Abstract
This article reports of a study on the production of charcoal briquettes from biomass for community use. Manufacture of charcoal briquettes was done using a briquette machine with a screw compressor. The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of biomass type upon the properties and performance of charcoal briquettes. The biomass samples used in this work were sugarcane bagasse (SB), cassava rhizomes (CR) and water hyacinth (WH) harvested in Udon Thani, Thailand. The char from biomass samples was produced in a 200-liter biomass incinerator. The resulting charcoal briquettes were characterized by measuring their properties and performance including moisture content, volatile matter, fixed carbon and ash contents, elemental composition, heating value, density, compressive strength and extinguishing time. The results showed that the charcoal briquettes from CR had more favorable properties and performance than charcoal briquettes from either SB or WH. The lower heating values (LHV) of the charcoal briquettes from SB, CR and WH were 26.67, 26.84 and 16.76 MJ/kg, respectively. The compressive strengths of charcoal briquettes from SB, CR and WH were 54.74, 80.84 and 40.99 kg/cm2, respectively. The results of this research can contribute to the promotion and development of cost-effective uses of agricultural residues. Additionally, it can assist communities in achieving sustainable self-sufficiency, which is in line with our late King Bhumibol's economic sufficiency philosophy. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.