Study on the proximate and ultimate analyses and calorific value of coal blending between torrefied biomass from coconut (Cocos nucifera) husk and Semirara coal

• Main Authors: De Mesa, Rose Ann P. Lomeda-, Soriano, Allan N., Marquez, Ariziel Ruth D., Adornado, Adonis P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Agricultural wastes as fuel; Biomass—Combustion; Coal; Organic wastes—Burning; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3691; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4693/type/native/viewcontent/012004.html
• Institution: De La Salle University

Biomass is an important source of energy for the rising energy demand in the Philippines, however it is still a huge untapped resource considering that the Philippines, being an agricultural country generates a huge amount of agricultural by-products and residues. In order to simultaneously reduce t...