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dc.contributor.authorONUEGBU, Theresa Uzoma-
dc.contributor.authorOGBU, Ikechukwu Martin-
dc.contributor.authorILOCHI, Nkechi Olivia-
dc.contributor.authorEKPUNOBI, Uche Eunice-
dc.contributor.authorOGBUAGU, Adaora Stellamaris-
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-05T12:03:33Z-
dc.date.available2023-05-05T12:03:33Z-
dc.date.issued2010-12-17-
dc.identifier.citationLeonardo Journal of Sciences,17, p. 47-58en_US
dc.identifier.issn1583-0233-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/594-
dc.descriptionScholarly Worken_US
dc.description.abstractStudies have been carried out on utilizing agricultural wastes (spear grass) to enhance the properties of coal briquette. The proximate analysis of the plant material was carried out alongside with a sample of coal (sub-bituminous coal). Briquettes of different compositions were produced by blending the plant material with the coal at various concentrations: 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 100%, using cassava starch as a binder and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) as desulfurizing agent. The properties of the briquettes were compared. It was found that the ignition, burning rate and reduction in smoke emission showed improvement with increase in biomass concentration. Compressive strength and cooking efficiency (water boiling time and specific fuel consumption) showed initial improvement and rendered to decrease with briquette containing 30% biomass.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLeonardo Journal of Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectAgriculturalen_US
dc.subjectwastes;en_US
dc.subjectCoalen_US
dc.subjectBriquettesen_US
dc.subjectSpear grassen_US
dc.subjectConcentrationen_US
dc.titleEnhancing the Properties of Coal Briquette Using Spear Grass (Imperata Cylindrica)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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