Research Article

Production and Characterization of Coffee Husk Fuel Briquettes as an Alternative Energy Source

Table 1

Proximate analysis of fuel briquettes [7, 24, 26, 29, 41, 43].

S. no.Pyrolysis analysisValueStandard values

1Moisture content (%)10.0310–14
2Volatile matter (%)12.620–25
3Fixed carbon (%)8150–95
4Ash content(%)5.153–4
5Sulfur (%)0.000.0
6HHV (MJ/kg)/ISO 192830.54Above 29.30
7Density (Kg/m3)970Up to 1000