Production of charcoal briquettes from biomass for community use

8th TSME-International Conference on Mechanical Engineering

Suttibak, S.^1 ; Loengbudnark, W.^1

Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani

41000, Thailand^1

关键词: Biomass samples;    Cost effective;    Elemental compositions;    Lower heating value;    Screw compressors;    Sugar-cane bagasse;    Volatile matters;    Water Hyacinth;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/297/1/012001/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/297/1/012001

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

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.