TITLE:
Combustion Characteristics of Animal Manures
AUTHORS:
Pravin Kumar Sahu, Suryakant Chakradhari, Satendra Dewangan, Khageshwar Singh Patel
KEYWORDS:
Livestock, Manure, Poultry, Heat Value, Particulate Matters
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.6,
May
24,
2016
ABSTRACT: A huge amount of waste from the cattle
livestock and bird poultry are generated using as manure and solid fuel. In
this work, the heat value and proximate parameters of livestock and poultry
manures are described. The calorific value of manures (n = 22) was ranged from
2580 - 11,200 kcal/kg with mean value (p = 0.05) of 5333 ± 1073 kcal/kg. The
effect of cattle age and additives i.e. NaNO3 and Na2WO4 in the heat value of
the manures are discussed. The chemical characteristics of the emitted
particulate matters (PM) and ash residues are highlighted.