Quality of densified solid biofuels produced from some energy crops specific to the conditions of the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

This paper refers to the qualitative study of densified solid biofuels, obtained from the plant biomass of the Asteraceae family. Nestro cylindrical briquettes produced at a hydraulic press manufactured by Briklis company within the Laboratory of Solid Biofuels, SAUM, served as the object of the research. The plant biomass of Silphium perfoliatum cultivated under the conditions of the Republic of Moldova was used as raw material. The research results demonstrate the prospects of using the studied crops as raw material for the production of densified solid biofuels in the form of briquettes.