Studies on the preparation and development of fuel cake from jute mill wastes

Sixteen types of fuel cakes were produced from jute mill wastes, cowdung, c lay, starch, molasses and water, by binary, tertiary and quarternary mixtur es in definite rations. These fuel cakes were dried in open atmospheric con ditions. The fuel cake types 4 (containing 1.00 kg of dust, 1.50 L of water , 1.00 kg of cowdung) and 3 (containing 1.00 kg of dust, 1.50 L of water, 0 .50 kg of cowdung) were the best among all the fuel cakes. The calorific va lue of fuel cake nos. 4 and 3 were 2307.69 cal/g and respectively, 2265.73 cal/g. The burning times of these two fuel cakes were 32 minutes and 34 min utes while the temperatures produced by them were 55 degrees and 54 degrees , respectively. These two cakes showed the maximum caloric value, maximum b urning time and heat generation among all the fuel cakes. This technology c an be easily used for the production of fuel cakes from jute mill wastes fo r industrial and domestic uses.