Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use

Published:2023-09-07 Issue:18 Volume:16 Page:6469
ISSN:1996-1073
Container-title:Energies
language:en
Short-container-title:Energies

Author:

Bot Bill Vaneck¹,Axaopoulos Petros J.²,Sakellariou Evangelos I.²,Sosso Olivier Thierry¹,Tamba Jean Gaston³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Thermal and Environment, Advanced Teacher’s Training College for Technical Education, University of Douala-Cameroon, Douala P.O. Box 1872, Cameroon

2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Attica, Campus II, Thivon 250, 12244 Aegaleo, Athens, Greece

3. Laboratory of Technology and Applied Sciences, University Institute of Technology, University of Douala, Douala P.O. Box 8698, Cameroon

4. Laboratory of Transport and Applied Logistics, University Institute of Technology, University of Douala, Douala P.O. Box 8698, Cameroon

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical evaluation of the prices of mixed briquettes produced from coconut shells (CCS), banana peels (BNP), rattan waste (RWT), and sugarcane bagasse (SGC) and, on the other hand, an analysis of the economic viability of their use as a replacement for conventional household fuels (liquefied petroleum gas, fuelwood, and wood charcoal) in households in Cameroon. The investigation was carried out using the life cycle cost method on a typical household over a ten-year period with annual cooking energy requirements of 950 kWhth. The SGC–CCS and SGC–RWT mixed briquettes with ratios higher than 7.75% and 11.1%, respectively, have prices lower than EUR 0.063/kWhth. The Present Value of the Net Benefit is positive for the use of SGC–CCS and SGC–RWT mixed briquettes. The results show that by making the right mixes of residues, it is possible to obtain biomass briquettes that are less expensive than conventional fuels.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous),Building and Construction

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/18/6469/pdf

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