Impact of Groundnut Shell and Waste Paper Admixture on Briquette Properties

Authors

  • Oji Akuma  Chemical Engineering Department, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • Gbenoba Priscilla  Chemical Engineering Department, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Keywords:

Admixture, Briquette, Biomass, Groundnut Shell, Waste Paper.

Abstract

The experimental study was undertaken to assess the combustion characteristic of binder-less briquettes produced from waste paper and groundnut shell. Briquettes were manufactured using a manual briquetting machine using five waste paper and groundnut shells mixing ratios i.e.50:50, 60:40; 70:30; 80:20 and 90:10. Combustion characteristics investigated were ignition time, burning time, density, moisture content, volatile matter, ash content, fixed carbon, calorific values. The values of ash content ranged from 1.27% - 1.07%, the percentage volatile matter ranged from 42.87% - 87.87%, the percentage fixed carbon ranged from 55.86% - 11.06%, the heat value of the briquettes ranged from 33536.77J/Kg – 33228.62J/Kg. The results show that waste paper and groundnut shell up to 20% in composition of the briquettes were found to have good combustion characteristics which qualify them as alternative to firewood for domestic and industrial energy. Further studies should be made on the ultimate analysis of briquettes

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2017-04-30

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Volume 3, Issue 3, March-April-2017

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Oji Akuma, Gbenoba Priscilla, " Impact of Groundnut Shell and Waste Paper Admixture on Briquette Properties, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp.12-19, March-April-2017.