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. 2019 Apr 2;11(3):206–212. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2018.02.136

Table 2.

Materials used for marana of Swarna Makshika pellets in Varaha Puta and in muffle furnace.

Puta 1/Cycle 1 Puta 2/Cycle 2 Puta 3/Cycle 3 Puta 4/Cycle 4 Puta 5/Cycle 5
Wt of cow dung cakes used for (kg) Varaha Puta 12.5 12.9 12.4 12.6 12.4
No. of pellets used for marana in Varaha Puta 38 15 10 8 7
No. of pellets used for marana in muffle furnace 37 15 11 8 6
Wt of pellets before marana (g) in Varaha Puta 149.642 55.403 35.980 29.245 24.234
Wt of pellets before marana (g) in muffl furnace 148.214 54.45 35.065 28.825 23.578
wt loss (%) in traditional Varaha Puta 59.38 25.02 13.74 9.84 8.72
wt loss (%) in muffle furnace 60.44 26.20 13.20 9.52 8.34