Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel

Anna Brunerová, Hynek Roubík and Milan Brožek
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Anna Brunerová: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Hynek Roubík: Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Department of Sustainable Technologies, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Milan Brožek: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-20

Abstract: 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 Th?a Thiên Hu? 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 A c (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.

Keywords: waste biomass; Vietnam; solid biofuel; calorific value; mechanical durability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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