• Sam Oeurn Cheng
• Kinnaleth Vongchanh
• Sarin Chan
• Pisal Ken
• Latin Heang

Electricity has been used to powering the processes of converting biomass wastes into biomass briquette. The whole briquetting process requires various machines in addition to the densification by the screw press with heated die. These lead to high production cost. This study aims to compare the benefits of briquettes to the total energy used for producing them from raw materials of rice husk, mixtures of tree leaves and sawdust, and rice husk and sugar bagasse, using fish oil as a binder. Energy analysis has been used to evaluate the performance of a biomass briquette system consisted of an electric stove, a cutting machine, a mixing machine, and a briquetting machine. Total electricity consumption of each machine for briquette production has been observed and the heating value of briquettes has been measured. The produced briquettes have been found to have substantially high heating values. The production of 4.4 kg of briquette from just rice husk required 1.84 kWh of electrical energy, while the same weight of briquette produced from mixtures including sawdust and tree leaves; and rice husk and sugar bagasse required higher input energy equaling to 2.18 kWh and 3.14 kWh, respectively. These due to additional preparation processes required for cutting tree leaves and sugar bagasse and for mixing the raw materials. As result, the energy efficiency of the system when producing briquettes from tree leaves and sawdust, rice husk and sugar, and rice husk were equal to 92.56%, 88.80%, and 92.29%, respectively.

Biomass briquettes, Briquette system, Energy analysis, Energy efficiency, Electricity consumption.

"Experimental Study and Energy Analysis of Biomass Briquettes Produced from Dried Tree Leaves, Sawdust, Sugar Bagasse, and Rice Husk Using Fish Oil as a Binder", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.e532-e538, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310377.pdf

"Experimental Study and Energy Analysis of Biomass Briquettes Produced from Dried Tree Leaves, Sawdust, Sugar Bagasse, and Rice Husk Using Fish Oil as a Binder", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppe532-e538, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310377.pdf