November 2016

Measurement of energy requirements for size reduction of palm kernel and groundnut shells for downstream bioenergy generation

The study estimated the amount of energy required for grinding palm kernel shell and groundnut shell using laboratory hammer mill and also characterize their ground physical properties. The material type and hammer mill screen aperture significantly influenced the energy requirement for grinding the two materials. For a given screen aperture size, groundnut shell consumed more energy than palm kernel shell. The energy...

Author(s): Macmanus Ndukwu, Nnaemeka Nwakuba and Orunta Henry