Development of Animal Power Briquetting Machine to Produce Low Density Briquettes

Abstract

In this study, an appropriate, cost effective and easy to operated biomass briquetting machine was developed through animal power rotary mode unit. The machine was tested to produce low density briquettes by different biomass like charcoal, paddy husk, pigeon pea and saw dust. The physical properties and proximate analysis was carried out for produced briquettes. The maximum compressed density 1.82gm/cm 3 obtained in charcoal briquettes and Maximum shattering resistance 90.14% was determine in charcoal briquettes. The maximum moisture content 63.11% was found in pigeon pea briquettes and minimum 47.23% in charcoal briquettes. Paddy husks briquette and pigeon pea briquettes were found maximum and minimum ash content 10.6% and 3.40% respectively. The optimum volatile matter was found in pigeon pea briquettes 21.3% and minimum 17.74%for paddy husk. The charcoal briquettes contained maximum fixed carbon percentage 29.85% and minimum 7.85% in saw dust. The higher calorific value was obtained for charcoal briquette as 4500 Kcal/kg which emits the higher energy as compare to other biomass and the minimum value was found for paddy husk as 3250 Kcal/kg.