Valorization of Textile Sludge and Cattle Manure Wastes into Fuel Pellets and the Assessment of Their Combustion Characteristics.

ABSTRACT: The textile wastewater sludge (TWS) treatment and disposal are environmentally challenging due to toxic organics and metals. At the same time, cattle manure (CM), with better combustion performance, i.e., calorific value and uniform burning capability, is still underutilized in many parts of the world. This study evaluated and assessed the TWS and CM blending compatibility to convert them into fuel pellets for the direct combustion option and to stabilize toxic contaminants in TWS. After initial drying, grinding, and particle size control of the raw TWS and CM, both were blended at different ratios. The blended and nonblended TWS and CM samples were converted into pellets and analyzed for proximate and ultimate analyses, namely, moisture content, fixed carbon, CHNO, gross calorific value (

SUBMITTER: Gadhi TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785078 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature