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| Katimbo, Abia; Kiggundu, Nicholas; Kizito, Simon; Kivumbi, Hussein Balimunsi; Tumutegyereize, Peter. |
| In Uganda, agro-processing of fruits produces large volumes of agricultural wastes much of which are not utilized but disposed in the landfill. This study explored the possibility of producing biomass briquettes from mango waste (seed covers) that could be used for energy supply in small factories and for domestic cooking. Dried mango seed covers were crushed to particles of size 2 mm and bonded with three different binders; starch, starch-clay soil, and starch-red soil. The best mixing ratios for briquettes were; 4:1 (seed-cover: starch), 9:2:1 (seed cover: starch: clay soil), and 16:4:1 (seed-cover: starch: red soil). The formed briquettes were subjected to several standard methods to verify their suitability as fuels. The briquette properties tested... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biomass Energy Agricultural wastes; Mango waste; Binders; Briquettes; Briquette properties. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/2945 |
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