A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting

Growing global demand and utilization of fossil fuels has elevated wealth creation, increased adverse impacts of climate change from greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, and endangered public health. In most developing countries, biomass wastes, which include but are not limited to agricultural residu...

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Main Authors:	Sunday Yusuf Kpalo, Mohamad Faiz Zainuddin, Latifah Abd Manaf, Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	biomass briquette densification technology production costs economic feasibility
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4609

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spelling	doaj-b7131a738b6c490a86f3fcaade5d55372020-11-25T03:20:45ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-06-01124609460910.3390/su12114609A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass BriquettingSunday Yusuf Kpalo0Mohamad Faiz Zainuddin1Latifah Abd Manaf2Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan3Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi 961101, NigeriaFaculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaFaculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaFaculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaGrowing global demand and utilization of fossil fuels has elevated wealth creation, increased adverse impacts of climate change from greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, and endangered public health. In most developing countries, biomass wastes, which include but are not limited to agricultural residues, are produced in large quantities annually. They are either inefficiently used or disposed of indiscriminately, which threatens the environment. It is possible to convert these wastes, through densification, into high-density and energy-efficient briquettes. Densification of biomass into briquettes presents a renewable energy option as an alternative to fossil fuels. This paper reviews biomass briquetting with reference to biomass resources, feedstock pre-processing, briquetting process parameters, briquetting technology, and briquettes quality evaluation parameters. The review also includes the economic aspect of briquetting relating to costs and feasibility.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4609biomassbriquettedensificationtechnologyproduction costseconomic feasibility
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author	Sunday Yusuf Kpalo Mohamad Faiz Zainuddin Latifah Abd Manaf Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan
spellingShingle	Sunday Yusuf Kpalo Mohamad Faiz Zainuddin Latifah Abd Manaf Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting Sustainability biomass briquette densification technology production costs economic feasibility
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title	A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting
title_short	A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting
title_full	A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting
title_fullStr	A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting
title_full_unstemmed	A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting
title_sort	review of technical and economic aspects of biomass briquetting
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sustainability
issn	2071-1050
publishDate	2020-06-01
description	Growing global demand and utilization of fossil fuels has elevated wealth creation, increased adverse impacts of climate change from greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, and endangered public health. In most developing countries, biomass wastes, which include but are not limited to agricultural residues, are produced in large quantities annually. They are either inefficiently used or disposed of indiscriminately, which threatens the environment. It is possible to convert these wastes, through densification, into high-density and energy-efficient briquettes. Densification of biomass into briquettes presents a renewable energy option as an alternative to fossil fuels. This paper reviews biomass briquetting with reference to biomass resources, feedstock pre-processing, briquetting process parameters, briquetting technology, and briquettes quality evaluation parameters. The review also includes the economic aspect of briquetting relating to costs and feasibility.
topic	biomass briquette densification technology production costs economic feasibility
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4609
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A Review of Technical and Economic Aspects of Biomass Briquetting

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