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Densification of Yak Manure Biofuel Pellets and Evaluation of Parameters: Effects on Properties
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Liu, Jianbiao Jiang, Xuya Yuan, Yanhao Chen, Huanhuan Zhang, Wenbin Cai, Hongzhen Gao, Feng |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | This study was first conducted to comprehensively investigate the potential of yak manure as a raw material to prepare fuel pellets. The effect of different parameters such as binder, pressure, and moisture content on pellet density and diametric compressing strength was investigated using a laboratory single pelleting press unit. Results showed that increasing the pressure can help to obtain high-quality fuel pellets. The pellet properties (density and diametric compressing strength) initially increased and then decreased with moisture content increase. By contrast, binder was not identified to promote density and diametric compressing strength. The parameters were optimized using the response surface method with central composite design to obtain high-quality pellets. In conclusion, the use of yak manure as a raw material to make fuels can be considered a sustainable approach and can effectively be used to fulfill the energy and heating requirements of rural areas. |
| Starting Page | 1621 |
| e-ISSN | 19961073 |
| DOI | 10.3390/en15051621 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-02-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energies Anesthesiology Yak Manure Pelletization Parameters Physicochemical Properties |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
