INTRODUCTION

-Background of study
A briquette (or briquet) is a block of flammable matter used as fuel to start and
maintain a fire. Common types of briquettes are charcoal briquettes and biomass
briquettes.
Biomass briquettes are a biofuel substitute to coal and charcoal. They are used to heat
industrial boilers in order to produce electricity from steam. The most common use of
the briquettes are in the developing world, where energy sources are not as widely
available. There has been a move to the use of briquettes in the developed world
through the use of cofiring, when the briquettes are combined with coal in order to
create the heat supplied to the boiler. This reduces carbon dioxide emissions by partially
replacing coal used in power plants with materials that are already contained in the
carbon cycle. Manufacturers mainly use three types of ways to create the briquettes,
each depending on the way the biomass is dried out. Although biomass briquettes are
usually manufactured, biomass has been used throughout history all over the world
from simply starting campfires to the mass generation of electricity.
Biomass briquettes are mostly made of green waste and other organic materials. They
are commonly used for electricity generation, for heat and as cooking fuel. These
compressed compounds contain various sorts of organic materials, including rice husk,
bagasse, ground nut shells, municipal solid waste, agricultural waste, or anything that
contains a high nitrogen content. The actual composition of the briquettes varies by
area due to the availability of raw materials. The raw materials are gathered and

compressed into briquette in order to burn longer and make transportation of the goods
easier. These briquettes are very different from charcoal because they do not have large
concentrations of carbonaceous substances and added materials. Compared to fossil
fuels, the briquettes produce low greenhouse gas emissions because the material used
is already a part of the carbon cycle.

-Statement of problems

This study aims to to search for an environmental friendly source of briquettes

We want to save our environment by lessening the cutting of trees by using raw
materials and other organic materials. Have a cheaper price than the usual charcoals /
briquettes. And have better results than using the ordinary charcoal / briquettes.
Specifically it answers the following questions.

1.) Will it burn faster than the normal charcoal or briquettes?

2.) Will it benefit or save our environment?

3.) Is it cheaper than the usual charcoal and briquettes?

-Significance of study

in this time there are many news about our environment getting polluted. The
ozone layer is getting destroyed and one factor of it was cause of the smoke of the fire
from charcoals and briquettes that contains concentrations of carbonaceous substances
and add materials but If we use Biomass Briquettes unlike the usual briquettes and
charcoals they do not have large amount of carbons and compared to fossil fuels the
briquettes produce low greenhouse gas emissions because the material used is already
a part of the carbon cycle.
Our main goal is to make a better briquettes that burns faster than the usual ones and
to make a briquettes that can lessen the pollution.

-Scope and limitation

This study is focused in producing a biomass briquettes that is made of raw

materials such as banana peels that will burn faster as well has a cheaper price. And
that will lessen the pollution in our environment cause of its materials that already went
through carbon cycle. And importantly that it is easy to make so that all people can
make it on their own.

A Comparative Study of the normal briquettes and biomass briquettes

A Science Investigatory Project
Presented to
Assumption College of Davao
Integrated Basic Education Unit
High School Department
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements in Science and Technology VIII
To
Mr. Ruel S. Larutin
Integrated Science Teacher
By:
Jasper Timoteo Ondap
Ken Anne Ojano
Camille Joyce Lara
Marx Lenin Del Rosario
Erron James Hibaya
Joshue Kirk Bualat
Richel Bagaan