Production of Indigenous and Enriched Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Coal Briquettes: Combustion and Disintegration Strength Analysis

  • Muddasar Habib Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Amad Ullah Khan Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Unsia Habib Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Abdul Rehman Memon Department of Chemical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Abstract

Khyber Pakhtun Khwa province of Pakistan has considerable amounts of low ranked coal. However, due to the absence of any centrally administered power generation system there is a need to explore indigenous methods for effectively using this valuable energy resource. In the present study an indigenous coal briquetting technology has been developed and evaluated in terms of combustion characteristics such as moisture content, volatile matter, ash, fixed carbon and calorific value of the resulting coal briquette and disintegration strength using polyvinyl acetate (PVA) in combination with calcium carbonate (sample no 3 with highest disintegration strength value of 2059N). Comparison of test samples with the commercially available coal briquettes revealed improved combustion characteristics for the PVA bonded (sample no 1 and 5) coal briquettes having higher fixed carbon content and calorific value, lower ash contents as well as lower initial ignition time

Published
Dec 2, 2013
How to Cite
HABIB, Muddasar et al. Production of Indigenous and Enriched Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Coal Briquettes: Combustion and Disintegration Strength Analysis. Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, [S.l.], v. 14, n. 1, dec. 2013. ISSN 2221-5255. Available at: <https://pjaec.pk/index.php/pjaec/article/view/233>. Date accessed: 10 dec. 2023.
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Vol 14 No 1 (2013): Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
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Research Articles

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