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Peat Deposits at Bijoynagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh : A Potential Local Source of Energy

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Author	Haque, Nazwanul Ma'sum, M. Anwar Uddin, Nehal Sheik, Rubel Sayem, Abu Rana, Sohel Sabuj, Nuruzzaman
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Bangladesh with about 160 million people in land of 147,570 square km which is one of the most densely populatedcountries in the world. With the increase of population and diversifying of economic activities, Bangladesh has become an energyhunger country. Presently, 80% peoples depend on non commercial energy sources living in the rural area. Peat exploration atBijoynagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria district. Bangladesh has been carried out for reserve estimation and its economic aspectevaluation. Total peat exploration area is about 4000 hectare. In explored area, nine peat bearing locations are identified in whichpeat deposits are observed from 0.152 to 3.0 meters below the surface. Total reserves are about 32.61 million tons in wet conditionand 13.044 million tons in dry conditions. The peat is grayish brown to grayish black, fibrous, less to medium compacted and watercontent is about 60-80 %in wet condition. Chemical analyses of the peat shows that fixed carbon content is 15-25 %, Sulfur is 0.1 to0.8 % and calorific value of the peat is 3000-7000 BTU. The peat of the area is medium to good quality. The peat may be extractedby open peat mining because of its surface to near surface position. This peat can be conveniently used for small industrial anddomestic purpose as briquette and compressed tablet form to meet the growing energy demand of the area. But most of the people ofBijoynagar area live on agriculture. So, peat extraction and related geo-environmental degradation may change living style of thepeople. Proper land use planning, environmental management and policy should be taken before peat extraction.
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Language	English
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