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National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre Technology, 12, Regent Park, Kolkata-700 040. India E-mail : Iaxmikanta8495@rediffmail.com Fax : 91-33-24712583 Manuscript received 01 June 2010, revised 27 July 2010, accepted 28 July 2010 Caddies, the unspinnable short jute fibre is the waste produced at different unit operations in the jute mill, which cannot be processed further. It constitutes about 1.5-3.0% or the raw fibre processed in the jute mill. This industrial waste can he utilized as potential biomass for gasification after briquetting. An attempt has been made to characterize this mill waste through proximate and thermal analysis. Binder Iess briquettes or jute caddies in combination with other agro-residues like sawdust and rice husk.. have been produced in a 125 kg/h capacity briquetting machine. The calorific value of jute caddies as such is 3920 kcal/kg. However, after mixing with saw dust and rice husk in the proportion or (40 : 60), the calorific value increases upto 4148 kcal/kg. These briquettes have been used successfully in a downdraft gasifier for generation of producer gas. |
