Production and optimization of briquette (solid fuels) from waste biomass using industrial starch as binder
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Ebube Daniel Ezeokolie 1 * , Temple Uzoma Maduoma 1 , Ejiro Marvis Akpotabor 2 , Olusola Akanni 3 , Abubakar Abdullahi Garbati 4 , Augustine Abah Odeh 5 , Precious Moses Chukwu 6 , Fidel Nneka Achoronye 1 , Joel Nnamdi Esonwune 1
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1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Imo State, NIGERIA2 Department of Chemistry, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, NIGERIA3 Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, NIGERIA4 Civil Engineering Built Environment, The Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, RUSSIA5 Department of Environmental Pollution Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Imo State, NIGERIA6 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, NIGERIA * Corresponding Author

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This study aims to develop an efficient means of transforming municipal solid waste and agricultural waste to produce and optimize briquettes from biomass as an alternative energy source capable of replacing fossil fuels. The project involved the production of briquettes from paper, sawdust, and charcoal, using industrial starch, and sodium hydroxide pellets as binders. The fuel briquettes were produced from paper and charcoal combination, paper, charcoal and sawdust combination, sawdust and charcoal combination, and wastepaper and sawdust combination at different amounts of binders of 100%, 120%, 140%, 160%, and 180% weight of water to the respective briquettes produced. The combustion-related properties were determined. The data obtained, and the optimization of the briquettes produced from paper, charcoal, and sawdust combinations were done using the design expert software program. From the experiment, it was seen that the briquettes made from the paper, charcoal, and sawdust combination had a better combustion capacity with heating values of 34,469.1 KJ/kg, an ash content of 7.656%, and a volatile matter content of 87% for 180% binder. Also, from the result obtained, it can be confirmed that the briquettes made from paper, charcoal, and sawdust had a higher dry density value of 985.6 g. The cost analysis and evidence from literature show that briquettes are not only a better and more reliable alternative fuel source to the high-rising conventional cooking fuel available but also reduce the problems associated with rapid deforestation environmental degradation, and pollution.

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Article Type: Research Article

EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2024, Article No: em0270

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/15138

Publication date: 01 Oct 2024

Online publication date: 09 Sep 2024

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