In recent years, fossil fuels have been preferably used
industrial purposes. Fossil fuels are highly flammable and effective but are very
hazardous to the human environment. It is also one of the causes of the ozone layer
depletion which humanity is battling presently. Biomass fuels are ma
waste materials which have good properties that aid combustion, less hazardous and
are effective for some domestic activities and in small
presents the calorific evaluation and analysis of fossil fuel and bio
highlights the effects of fossil fuels in terms of the dangers of increasing CO
concentration in the atmosphere. It presents biomass fuel as a potential substitute for
fossil fuel as a renewable energy by comparing the calorific values
combustible samples such as: rice husk, petrol, diesel, corn cob using a C200 bomb
calorimeter at the Landmark University energy laboratory to determine the calorific
values and to examine if biomass can be used as a suitable replacement for fos
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CALORIFIC EVALUATION OF
FOSSIL FUEL
C. O. Osueke
Landmark University, Omu-Aran Kwara State
T. M. A. Olayanju
Engineering Department, Landmark University, Omu
Kwara State
C. A. Ezugwu
Landmark University, Omu-Aran Kwara State
A. O. Onokwai
Landmark University, Omu-Aran Kwara State
I. Ikpotokin
Landmark University, Omu-Aran Kwara
D. C. Uguru-Okorie
Landmark University, Omu-Aran Kwara State
F.C. Nnaji
Landmark University, Omu-Aran Kwara State
both for domestic and
majorly agricultural
small-scale industries. This paper
biomass fuel. It also
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jorly mass CO2
of various
fossi