Characterization and Production of Fuel Briquettes Made from Biomass and Plastic Wastes

Maria Angeles Garrido, Juan A. Conesa and Maria Dolores Garcia
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Maria Angeles Garrido: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Juan A. Conesa: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Maria Dolores Garcia: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: In this study, the physical properties of briquettes produced from two different biomass feedstocks (sawdust and date palm trunk) and different plastic wastes, without using any external binding agent, were investigated. The biomass feedstocks were blended with different ratios of two waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) plastics (halogen-free wire and printed circuit boards (PCBs)) and automotive shredder residues (ASR). The briquettes production is studied at different waste proportions (10–30%), pressures (22–67 MPa) and temperatures (room–130 °C). Physical properties as density and durability rating were measured, usually increasing with temperature. Palm trunk gave better results than sawdust in most cases, due to its moisture content and the extremely fine particles that are easily obtained.

Keywords: waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); automotive shredder residues (ASR); briquette; physical properties; biomass blend (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: 2017
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