Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel

The present study deals with the issue of bio-briquette fuel produced from specific agriculture residues, namely bamboo fiber (BF) and sugarcane skin (SCS). Both materials originated from Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and were subjected to analysis of their suitability for suc...

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Main Authors: Anna Brunerová, Hynek Roubík, Milan Brožek
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2186
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author Anna Brunerová
Hynek Roubík
Milan Brožek
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Milan Brožek
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description The present study deals with the issue of bio-briquette fuel produced from specific agriculture residues, namely bamboo fiber (BF) and sugarcane skin (SCS). Both materials originated from Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and were subjected to analysis of their suitability for such a purpose. A densification process using a high-pressure briquetting press proved its practicability for producing bio-briquette fuel. Analysis of fuel parameters exhibited a satisfactory level of all measured quality indicators: ash content Ac (BF—1.16%, SCS—8.62%) and net calorific value NCV (BF—16.92 MJ∙kg−1, SCS—17.23 MJ∙kg−1). Equally, mechanical quality indicators also proved satisfactory; bio-briquette samples’ mechanical durability DU occurred at an extremely high level (BF—97.80%, SCS—97.70%), as did their bulk density ρ (BF—986.37 kg·m−3, SCS—1067.08 kg·m−3). Overall evaluation of all observed results and factors influencing the investigated issue proved that both waste biomass materials, bamboo fiber and sugarcane skin, represent suitable feedstock materials for bio-briquette fuel production, and produced bio-briquette samples can be used as high-quality fuels.
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spelling doaj.art-c2c0061ae0de4cae821a64f7872b47d52022-12-22T04:04:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-08-01119218610.3390/en11092186en11092186Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette FuelAnna Brunerová0Hynek Roubík1Milan Brožek2Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Department of Sustainable Technologies, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicThe present study deals with the issue of bio-briquette fuel produced from specific agriculture residues, namely bamboo fiber (BF) and sugarcane skin (SCS). Both materials originated from Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and were subjected to analysis of their suitability for such a purpose. A densification process using a high-pressure briquetting press proved its practicability for producing bio-briquette fuel. Analysis of fuel parameters exhibited a satisfactory level of all measured quality indicators: ash content Ac (BF—1.16%, SCS—8.62%) and net calorific value NCV (BF—16.92 MJ∙kg−1, SCS—17.23 MJ∙kg−1). Equally, mechanical quality indicators also proved satisfactory; bio-briquette samples’ mechanical durability DU occurred at an extremely high level (BF—97.80%, SCS—97.70%), as did their bulk density ρ (BF—986.37 kg·m−3, SCS—1067.08 kg·m−3). Overall evaluation of all observed results and factors influencing the investigated issue proved that both waste biomass materials, bamboo fiber and sugarcane skin, represent suitable feedstock materials for bio-briquette fuel production, and produced bio-briquette samples can be used as high-quality fuels.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2186waste biomassVietnamsolid biofuelcalorific valuemechanical durability
spellingShingle Anna Brunerová
Hynek Roubík
Milan Brožek
Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel
Energies
waste biomass
Vietnam
solid biofuel
calorific value
mechanical durability
title Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel
title_full Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel
title_fullStr Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel
title_full_unstemmed Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel
title_short Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel
title_sort bamboo fiber and sugarcane skin as a bio briquette fuel
topic waste biomass
Vietnam
solid biofuel
calorific value
mechanical durability
url http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2186
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