TITLE:
Potential Utilization of Sawdust in Energy, Manufacturing and Agricultural Industry; Waste to Wealth
AUTHORS:
O. L. Rominiyi, B. A. Adaramola, O. M. Ikumapayi, O. T. Oginni, S. A. Akinola
KEYWORDS:
Sawdust, Industrial Waste, Producer Gas, Biomass, Briquette, Utilization
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.5 No.3,
August
23,
2017
ABSTRACT: Sawdust which is basically considered asa timber-industrial wastethat pollutes the environment can become a valuable commodity which is considered in three ways: Manufacturing, Energy and Agricultural utilization. The sawdust is burnt in an updraft gasifier under a limited supply of air to obtainproducer gas which is carbon II oxide and hydrogen as main components. The sawdust and other biomass materials are mixed in certain proportions, then bound together and palletized to a small blocks called briquettes. The materialwas also considered to be composted by mixing it with animal digestion orwood ashes and calcium carbonate to form fertilizers. The sawdust and wood shavings can be used for particle board as well as oil production.