Utilization of water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and coconut (Cocos nucifera) shell as a Bio-Briquette
| dc.contributor.author | Julie Fe B. Paltao | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-04T06:03:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-04T06:03:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The general objective of the research was to produce charcoal briquettes from water hyacinth and coconut shell using cassava starch as a binder. the specific objectives of the study were to determine the charcoal yield of water hyacinth and coconut shell; determine the optimum water hyacinth and coconut shell mixing ration; bind with starch for the production of charcoal briquettes; and estimate the unit cost of production of water hyacinth and coconut shell charcoal briquettes. For the production of bio-briquettes, water hyacinth and coconut shell undergo various processes such as drying, carbonizing, shredding, combining in various proportions of biomass, binding and densifying Physical characteristics such as density, compressive strength, abrasive strength, and shatter resistance were assessed, as were chemical properties such as thermal efficiency, calorific value computation, burning time and ash percentage. An analysis of variance was used to determine the significant difference between treatments, and the least significant difference between was used to compare the means. Each treatment was replicated three times. For each water hyacinth and coconut shell mixture, four distinct composition ratios were used: 80:20, 60:40, 40:60 and 20:80. The highest computed mean density, highest compressive strength, highest mean burning time, and lowest ash percentage were obtained in Treatment 1(80:20), with a value of 2.02 g/cc, 6843.76 N, 227.75 minutes, and 8.79%, respectively. On the other hand, Treatment 4 (20:80) has the least computed compressive strength, the least mean shatter resistance, the lowest mean burning time, and the highest ash content, with a val;ue of 1499.34 N, 65.95%, 114.57 minutes and 27.72%, respectively. Hence, it can be inferred that Treatment 1 (80:20) is the optimum mixing ratio of coconut shell and water hyacinth bound with cassava starch. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1297 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.title | Utilization of water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and coconut (Cocos nucifera) shell as a Bio-Briquette | |
| dc.type | Thesis |