Converting Biomass and Waste Plastic to Solid Fuel Briquettes

Table 2

Ultimate analysis of the Briquette produced.

Property		Briquettes
	Unit	10% PET + 25% PE + 65% beech sawdust	60% HDPE +; 40% beech sawdust	25% used lubricant bottles 1; + 25% used lubricant bottles 2 + 50% beech sawdust	50% HDPE + 50% straw	48% HDPE + 50% beech sawdust + 2% Wax PE	20% used lubricant bottles 1 + 20% used lubricant bottles 2 + 25% biomass from kernel A + 25% biomass from kernel B	Commercial product
Volatile	%w/w	86.9	89.3	84.5	85.7	89.25	82.7	90.25
Moisture	%w/w	3.2	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.35	3.2	4.7
Ash	%w/w	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.2	1.3	0.9	0.6
Fixed carbon	%w/w	9.2	7.5	12	11.3	7.1	13.2	4.45
Nitrogen	%w/w	1.7	1.1	1.3	0.2	1.3	0.9	1.6
Carbon	%w/w	56.8	69.2	65.2	64.7	65.3	62.3	60.2
Hydrogen	%w/w	8.2	11.4	10.7	10.4	10.5	9.6	9.8
Sulfur	%w/w	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Oxygen	%w/w	32.7	17.3	21.6	22.5	21.6	24.1	27.7