Research Article
Briquetting of Dry Sugarcane Leaves by Using Press Mud, Cow Dung, and Buffalo Dung as Binders
Table 5
Comparison of the briquettes with different binders.
| | | DSL/CD | DSL/BD | DSL/PM |
| | Physical properties | | BD (kg/m3) | 198.1 | 216.8 | 191.9 | | RD (kg/m3) | 169.47 | 174.95 | 171.31 | | BD when using the water displacement method (kg/m3) | 3.28 | 3.46 | 1.923 | | DD | 0.033 | 0.1315 | 0.001565 | | CR | 1.033 | 1.131 | 1.0015 | | STS (kN/m2) | 7.164 | 5.59 | 6.98 | | TR (%) | 87.84 | 84.13 | 86.66 | | SR (%) | 12.75 | Disintegrated after seven drops | Disintegrated after six drops | | Proximate analysis | | Moisture (%) | 25.61 | 33.89 | 6.52 | | Ash (%) | 10.99 | 9.86 | 18.88 | | Fixed carbon content (%) | 2.93 | 7.96 | 6.87 | | Volatile matter (%) | 60.47 | 48.29 | 67.73 | | GCV (kJ/Kg) | 16262.308 | 16232.999 | 15257.428 | | NCV (kJ/Kg) | 15362.103 | 13473.766 | 13972.019 | | EDR | 0.9296 | 0.8478 | 0.90034 |
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