Characterization of Briquettes Produced from Groundnut Shell and Waste Paper Admixture

O.A., Oyelaran

doi:10.5829/idosi.ijee.2015.06.01.07

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“…Some of the biofuels identified by Duc et al [121] that can be obtained from groundnut shells include biodiesel and bioethanol. Oyelaran et al [123] investigated the production of briquettes from groundnut shells with waste paper. Nyachaka et al [124] and Olafimihan et al [125] investigated the production of bioethanol from groundnut shells whilst Radhakrishnan and Gnanamoorthi [126] produced bio-oil from the shells through pyrolysis.…”

Section: Groundnutmentioning

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An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

2020

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Nigeria is a developing country with an insufficient supply of energy to meet the continuously growing demand. However, there are several biomass resources available within the country. This paper presents a desk review, which investigates the potential resources for biomass energy generation within the country. Energy policies to aid biomass use as an energy source within the country were also reviewed. Biomass resources identified within Nigeria include forest residues, agricultural residues, human and animal wastes, aquatic biomass, and energy crops. However, several of the resources, particularly agricultural residues, have competing uses, such as livestock feed and soil rejuvenation. An estimation of the technical energy potential of the biomass resources revealed that about 2.33 EJ could be generated from the available resources in Nigeria. Agricultural residues have an energy potential of about 1.09 EJ, with cassava, maize, oil palm, plantain, rice, and sorghum being the major contributors. Animal wastes, municipal solid waste, and forest residues have energy potentials of 0.65, 0.11, and 0.05 EJ, respectively. The potentials of wood fuel and charcoal are 0.38 and 0.05 EJ, respectively. The study found that despite the available potential and existing policies, not much has been done in the implementation of large-scale bioenergy within the country. However, there has been laboratory and research-scale investigations. The review suggests that more policies and stronger enforcement will aid bioenergy development within the country. From the review, it has been suggested that the agricultural sector needs to be developed to generate more biomass resources. More research, development, and implementation have to be carried out on biomass resources and bioenergy generation processes. The production of non-edible energy crops in marginal lands should also be considered prime to the development of bioenergy within the country.

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Section: Groundnutmentioning

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An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

2020

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“…The clay was pulverized to increase the surface area of the components to enable thorough blending during bonding. The waste paper was shredded into small pieces; they were mixed together and soaked in cold water at room temperature for two days; the paper was converted to pulp by manual pounding with a mortar and pestle in accordance with a method adopted by Oyeleran et al, (2015).…”

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“…Petroleum products, Coal and Natural Gas constitutes 80% of global conventional energy resources . In Nigeria, the conventional energy resources and utilization shows that 51% of the total energy consumption are wood fuel such as twigs and charcoal, while other sources include natural gas 5.2%, hydroelectricity 3.1% and petroleum products 41.3% (Oyeleran et al, 2015). Fear for depletion of the conventional energy couple with desire for green environments and threats of desertification, there is yearning desire for research in alternative renewable energy sources worldwide.…”

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Production and Optimization of Briquettes from Sugarcane Bagasse using Blends of Waste Paper and Clay as Binders

Inuma¹,

Mohammed²,

Bawa³

2023

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Demand for green environments has stimulated research on the migration from conventional to renewable energy sources. In the case of combustible energy for domestic applications, briquettes produced from biomass have proven to be a good replacement for wood fuel. In this study, investigation on the performance analysis and optimization of mix ratio of briquettes produced from sugarcane bagasse using composite binders (waste paper and clay) was carried out. Box-Behnken Design feature of the Design Expert software was employed for the optimization of the briquettes mix ratio. Briquettes were produced from sugarcane bagasse based on the optimum conditions of 9.12% clay, 12.57% waste paper, 78.31% proportion of sugarcane bagasse and 5 KN compaction pressure. The produced briquette was found to have a compressive strength of 6.4715 MPa and 0.857 g/min burning rate. The results of the study shows that the experimental values were close to the predicted values with a percentage error of 3.11% for compressive strength and1.79% for burning rate which confirms the validity and adequacy of the predicted models.

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“…Biomass, the principal agricultural residues, shows the potential to be one of the optimistic energy sources for developing countries (Patomsok, 2008). The major sources of renewable energy in Nigeria are wood in the form of wood fuel and charcoal, representing about 51% of the annual total energy consumption (Oyelaran et al, 2015a). Natural gas (5.2%), hydroelectricity (3.1%), and petroleum products (41.3%) represent the other sources of energy (Bolaji, 2005;Oyelaran et al, 2015a).…”

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“…The major sources of renewable energy in Nigeria are wood in the form of wood fuel and charcoal, representing about 51% of the annual total energy consumption (Oyelaran et al, 2015a). Natural gas (5.2%), hydroelectricity (3.1%), and petroleum products (41.3%) represent the other sources of energy (Bolaji, 2005;Oyelaran et al, 2015a). Researches are exploring ways out from the future's probable universal energy calamity which might be as a result of the whole or partial ruin of conventional energy sources and high carbon emission which are responsible for the menace of global warming, decreasing availability of fuel wood, desertification and deforestation.…”

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Desulphurization Efficiency of Snail Shell on Coal-Groundnut Shell Briquette

Oyelaran

Sanusi

Ogundana

et al. 2020

EREM

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The diminishing accessibility of wood fuel and the danger of desertification and deforestation call for interest in the use of alternative energy sources. Herein, we studied the properties of bio-briquettes produced from Onyeama coal in Nigeria and groundnut shell used as the desulphurizer, while cassava starch was used as binder with Snail shell. For effective capturing of Sox, snail shell was added. The ratios of coal to groundnut shell (w/w) in the briquette were 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40 and 50:50, while 1:1, 1.25:1, 1.5:1, 1.75:1 and 2:1 were used as the ratios of calcium to sulphur (Ca/S) in mole/mole. The briquette was then subjected to some physical characteristics and desulphurization was carried out between 300 to 500°C at an interval of 50°C at an airflow rate of 1.2 L/min for 12 minutes. The results illustrated that 88.1% was the highest desulphurization efficiency with 2:1 Ca/S ratio at 500°C. The results showed that the durability ranged between 88.67 and 98.67, the porosity index ranged between 0.19 to 0.41, while the humidity resistance ranged between 95.15 and 99.15%. The best briquette in terms of durability and relative humidity resistance is briquette made of 90% coal with a Ca/S 1:1 desulphurizer ratio, which is preferred for household and cottage industrial applications. However, the use of a Ca/S desulphurizer in the ratio of Ca/S 2:1 at 500 gave better desulphurization.The introduction of SO2 adsorbent also reduced the SOx emitted to the atmosphere.

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Characterization of Briquettes Produced from Groundnut Shell and Waste Paper Admixture

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

Production and Optimization of Briquettes from Sugarcane Bagasse using Blends of Waste Paper and Clay as Binders

Desulphurization Efficiency of Snail Shell on Coal-Groundnut Shell Briquette

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