Converting Biomass and Waste Plastic to Solid Fuel Briquettes

Table 1

Proximate analysis of the raw material on as received basis.

Property		Raw material
	Unit	Used lubricant bottles series 1	Used lubricant bottles series 2	Bottles from polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	High-density polyethylene (FIANTHENE 5502)	Wax polyethylene	Biomass from kernel (series A)	Biomass from kernel (series B)	Beech sawdust	Particle board sawdust	Straw
Volatile	%w/w	97.9	95.2	91.75	100	100	70.35	67.95	71	72.9	71.65
Moisture	%w/w	0	0	0.46	0	0	7.1	8.6	7	6.9	7.7
Ash	%w/w	2.3	2.4	0.02	0	0	3.6	3.4	2.4	2.5	4.6
Fixed carbon	%w/w	0	2.4	7.77	0	0	18.95	20.05	19.6	17.7	16.05
Nitrogen	%w/w	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	1.5	2.9	2.6	0.3
Carbon	%w/w	85.4	85.3	62.5	85.5	86.1	49	47	44.5	44.8	43.8
Hydrogen	%w/w	12.2	12.3	4.2	14.5	13.9	7.7	7.8	6.9	6.8	6.3
Sulfur	%w/w	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0
Oxygen	%w/w	0	0	33.3	0	0	37.7	40.2	43.1	43.2	45