Table 2.
Ash composition of the raw coal and bio-coal briquettes.
| Samples | Ash compositions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiO2 (%) | Al2O3 (%) | Fe2O3 (%) | K2O (%) | MgO (%) | CaO (%) | Na2O (%) | TiO2 (%) | ZnO (ppm) | CuO (ppm) | |
| Rawcoal | 58.00 | 19.97 | 8.26 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.56 | 0.21 | 1.26 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Bio-coal briquette (97:3) | ||||||||||
| Binder ratios | ||||||||||
| 5P-5 M | 58.30 | 19.72 | 8.41 | 2.19 | 2.08 | 2.4 | 0.23 | 1.59 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 8P-7 M | 58.50 | 20.53 | 8.61 | 2.21 | 1.83 | 2.74 | 0.21 | 1.62 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 10P-5 M | 57.60 | 19.08 | 8.67 | 2.43 | 1.92 | 2.95 | 0.22 | 1.61 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 5P-10 M | 58.00 | 19.83 | 8.29 | 2.24 | 2.00 | 2.64 | 0.21 | 1.59 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Bio-coal briquette (95:5) | ||||||||||
| Binder ratios | ||||||||||
| 5P-5 M | 57.50 | 19.82 | 8.35 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.6 | 0.21 | 1.62 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 8P-7 M | 57.36 | 19.86 | 8.32 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 2.81 | 0.22 | 1.61 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 10P-5 M | 58.21 | 19.90 | 8.35 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.81 | 0.22 | 1.59 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 5P-10 M | 58.24 | 20.50 | 8.42 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.82 | 0.22 | 1.56 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Bio-coal briquette (90:10) | ||||||||||
| Binder ratios | ||||||||||
| 5P-5 M | 58.32 | 19.63 | 8.25 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 2.78 | 0.21 | 1.63 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 8P-7 M | 58.86 | 19.76 | 8.22 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 2.67 | 0.20 | 1.61 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 10P-5 M | 58.21 | 19.90 | 8.30 | 2.16 | 2.1 | 2.61 | 0.20 | 1.60 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 5P-10 M | 58.24 | 19.80 | 8.32 | 2.09 | 2.03 | 2.66 | 0.21 | 1.54 | 0.02 | 0.01 |