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Article

Modification and Performance Evaluation of a Biomass Pelleting Machine

by
Simeon Olatayo Jekayinfa
1,*,
Folorunso Adegboyega Ola
1,
Fatai Bukola Akande
1,
Mutairu Abiola Adesokan
2 and
Ibrahim Akinola Abdulsalam
1
1
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso 210214, Nigeria
2
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan 200285, Nigeria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
AgriEngineering 2024, 6(3), 2214-2228; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6030130
Submission received: 17 June 2024 / Revised: 11 July 2024 / Accepted: 11 July 2024 / Published: 16 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Collection Research Progress of Agricultural Machinery Testing)
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The use of biomass as a source of energy has been identified to be energy intensive, involving high handling costs. However, pelletization reduces the bulk density of biomass, thereby reducing the handling costs and enhancing ease of use. This study modified and evaluated an existing hand-operated fish feed pelleting machine. The parts of the machine that were redesigned were the hopper and the power transmission unit. Corncob was used to evaluate the modified machine using the die hole diameter (5, 6 and 7 mm) and the binder quantity (0, 2.5 and 5 wt%) as factors. The average results obtained for machine efficiency, throughput, pellet length and bulk density were 58.83%, 4.24 kg/h, 15.51 mm and 0.160 g/cm3, respectively. The die hole diameter had a significant effect on the pellet length only. The binder quantity had a significant effect on machine efficiency, throughput and pellet length. Machine efficiency and throughput decreased as the quantity of binder increased, and the pellet length increased with the increasing quantity of binder.
Keywords: pelletizing machine; palletization; densification; pellet physical property; machine performance pelletizing machine; palletization; densification; pellet physical property; machine performance

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Jekayinfa, S.O.; Ola, F.A.; Akande, F.B.; Adesokan, M.A.; Abdulsalam, I.A. Modification and Performance Evaluation of a Biomass Pelleting Machine. AgriEngineering 2024, 6, 2214-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6030130

AMA Style

Jekayinfa SO, Ola FA, Akande FB, Adesokan MA, Abdulsalam IA. Modification and Performance Evaluation of a Biomass Pelleting Machine. AgriEngineering. 2024; 6(3):2214-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6030130

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jekayinfa, Simeon Olatayo, Folorunso Adegboyega Ola, Fatai Bukola Akande, Mutairu Abiola Adesokan, and Ibrahim Akinola Abdulsalam. 2024. "Modification and Performance Evaluation of a Biomass Pelleting Machine" AgriEngineering 6, no. 3: 2214-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6030130

APA Style

Jekayinfa, S. O., Ola, F. A., Akande, F. B., Adesokan, M. A., & Abdulsalam, I. A. (2024). Modification and Performance Evaluation of a Biomass Pelleting Machine. AgriEngineering, 6(3), 2214-2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6030130

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