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Scirj Volume IV, Issue XI, November 2016 Edition ISSN: 2201-2796 Physical and Chemical Properties of Water Hyacinth Based Composite Briquettes Okia D.O., Ndiema C.K., Ahmed M.S. Abstract: Biomass is one of the most promising energy sources to mitigate greenhouse gas emission during production and utilization. However, majority of biomass are not suitable to be utilized as fuel without an appropriate process since they are bulky, uneven and have low energy density. The study was conducted to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of water hyacinth composite briquette as an alternative source of energy. Water hyacinth was chopped using a shredder and left for two weeks in a heap to partially decompose. The material was thoroughly mixed manually with dried and crushed charcoal dust and cow dung in the ratios of water hyacinth: charcoal dust: cow dung of 100:0:0 (control), 80:10:10, 70:20:10, 70:10:20, 60:30:10, 60:20:20 and 60:10:30 (by weight). The resulting material was then mixed into soupy slurry in water. Reference this Paper: Physical and Chemical Properties of Water Hyacinth Based Composite Briquettes by Okia D.O., Ndiema C.K., Ahmed M.S. published at: "Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume IV, Issue XI, November 2016 Edition, Page 28-36 ". Search Terms: Water hyacinth, briquette, durability index, water penetration, charcoal, cow dung [Read Research Paper] [Full Screen] |
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