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Production Of Charcoal Briquettes From Palmyra Palm Waste In Kirimat District, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Chanphen Chumsang, Pitak Upan
Production Of Charcoal Briquettes From Palmyra Palm Waste In Kirimat District, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Chanphen Chumsang, Pitak Upan
Applied Environmental Research
Palmyra palm is a significant economic crop in Kirimat District, Sukhothai Province, and generates large quantities of husks, stalks and shells as by-products and wastes, which impacts on the local environment. This study investigated (1) production of compressed charcoal briquettes from Palmyra palm husks, fruit calyx and shells, whose physical properties and thermal performance were tested and analyzed according to Thai Community Product Standard (tcps 238/2004); (2) the economic return of the production process. The results showed that 40%of shells of a mature palm fruit and 90% of the husk and fruit calyx of young palm fruit are left over. …