IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMASS BRIQUETTES FOR BOILERS

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Dr Bantesh K Bammannavar,Abdulqhadar khidmatgar

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In today’s emerging era, renewable source of energies for power generation has become one of very promising source. It is common knowledge that non-renewable or conventional energy sources are extremely scarce and rapidly running out. There is a power demand gap due to the world's growing population and rising energy needs, necessitating the use of alternative energy sources. Thus, the goal is to produce an increasing amount of power from sources of renewable energy. As there are variety of renewable energy sources forms. Among those sources one significant source of sustainable energy is biomass. India offers enormous potential for the production of renewable energy. Approximately 500 million people live in India. According to International Energy Agency (IEA), a huge metric tons of biomass energy is produced every year. Renewable energy could meet almost half of the global energies demand by year 2050. Waste biomass is collected and crushed into briquettes, which may be transported & used as fuel to produce heat. Examples of this biomass include sawdust, dry leaves, rice husk & coffee husk, etc. The time to act to convert biomass into an energy source is now. Therefore, we assume responsibility for turning waste from forestry and agriculture into functional biomass briquettes that can also be used in place of coal. This research aims to investigate the renewable energy scenario, the effects of various parameters such as the ash content, moisture content & calorific value of biomass briquettes, & innovative methods to improve the efficiency of industrial boilers

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