Production of Smokeless Bio-briquettes from Hazelnut Shell


Haykiri-Acma H., Yaman S.

World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, San-Francisco, Kostarika, 20 - 22 Ekim 2010, ss.739-741 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: San-Francisco
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Kostarika
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.739-741
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Woody shells of hazelnut which is a high potential biomass species in Turkey was carbonized in a horizontal tube furnace at 600 degrees C to eliminate the volatiles and to obtain smokeless char. Then, the solid product was briquetted in a stainless steel mold using a hydraulic press under pressure of 50-100 kg/cm(2). In order to improve the mechanical strength of the bio-briquettes molasses and the pyrolytic liquid that obtained during carbonization was used as binding agents. Some parameters such as Shatter index, compressibility strength, and water resistance were considered to evaluate the strength of the briquettes.