Ajakashile J.O., Suleiman I.T. and D. James.
Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology, Samaru College of Agriculture, Division of Agric Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13207694
ABSTRACT
Agriculture remains the main-stay of Nigeria’s economy and the main occupation of most Nigerians, which involves a lot of activities that generate large amounts of waste such as rice husks, stalks, corn hobs, bagasse, etc. These wastes often pose serious disposal challenges to farmers and mostly disposed indiscriminately. And because of the waste’s loose bulk density, the burn inefficiently, releasing excessive amounts of smoke into the atmosphere and inconvenient for domestic cooking. Converting agricultural wastes into hollow-briquettes will make them suitable for domestic cooking with little or no smoke compared to solide briquettes. For this reason, a biomass hollow-briquette making machine was developed and tested.
KEYWORDS: Biomass, hollow-briquette, agricultural waste and machine.