A Study of the Heating Value of Fuel Pellets from Deer Droppings

Abstract

The production of fuel pellets from deer droppings is an alternative method for the disposal of deer droppings from a deer farm. The pelleting system could accommodate the production at the rate of 10-14 kilograms per hour. Fuel pellets exhibited the moisture content at 7.49±0.33 percent, volatile content at 55.4±52.56 percent, fixed carbon content at 20.41±1.25 percent, and heating value at 3,486.40±44.84 calories per gram. Findings show that fuel pellets from deer droppings are an alternative to replace the fuel used in households such as charcoal and others.