| Autor: |
Al-attab, Khaled A., Zainal, Zainal A. |
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Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery; Oct2021, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p1691-1701, 11p |
| Abstrakt: |
The disposal of kitchen waste (KW) from households associated with the increasing population is an alarming environmental concern with the release of greenhouse gases additional to the large landfill spaces requirement. An experimental rig was developed to characterize the torrefaction process of banana peels (BP) and stale bread (SB) in a microwave-heated reactor. The new approach to enhance the microwave irradiation absorption was investigated by adding charcoal bed. The KW materials were upgraded successfully into torrefied product fuel with up to 31% elevation in the heating value compared to the raw materials. However, the significant reduction in mass and the amount of energy consumed during the torrefaction have a direct effect on the economic evaluation of the product. For domestic production of solid fuels, 0.058 $/kg production cost was achieved for both types of KW which is significantly lower than the current market prices for charcoal in Malaysian markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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