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

Table 5

Fuel briquette and wood charcoal comparison analysis [9, 14].

S. no.	Fuel briquette	Wood charcoal
1	Smokeless	Smoke
2	It exhibits faster heat release and greater heat value	It exhibits slower heat release and smaller heat value
3	When compared to the cost of purchasing wood charcoal, the production cost is low	The local market has a high cost of production
4	It reduces the impact of deforestation	It increases the effects of deforestation
5	It has a long burn period (2–3 hr)	It has the ability to burn for a limited period of time (1–2 hr)