In this study, the potential to make charcoal briquettes from brewery waste was investigated in a bid to utilize brewery waste and come up with an alternative source of energy. Brewery spent grains were first shredded to reduce the particle size to a range of 2-10 mm and then briquetted at 2 MPa at a 1-minute compaction periods to square biomass briquettes. The briquettes were then carbonized at temperatures varying between 200- 600 °C. The charcoal briquettes formed had calorific values ranging from 25-32 MJ/kg with the optimum calorific value being obtained at 400 °C. The charcoal briquettes produced from brewery waste can be used as an alternative source of energy at the same time managing industrial waste to promote environmental sustainability.
Waste Management
Potential to Produce Biomass Briquettes from Brewery Waste
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