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2653869 
Journal Article 
Some characteristics of jute caddies with reference to briquetting and gasification 
Nayak, LK; Roy, AK; Das, S 
2011 
Yes 
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
ISSN: 0019-4522 
88 
4 
599-601 
WOS:000291370600020 
Caddies, the unspinnable short jute fibre is the waste produced at different unit operations in the jute mill, which cannot be processed further. It constitutes about 1.5-3.0% of the raw fibre processed in the jute mill. This industrial waste can be utilized as potential biomass for gasification after briquetting. An attempt has been made to characterize this mill waste through proximate and thermal analysis. Binder less briquettes of jute caddies in combination with other agro-residues like sawdust and rice husk have been produced in a 125 kg/h capacity briquetting machine. The calorific value of jute caddies as such is 3920 kcal/kg. However, after mixing with saw dust and rice husk in the proportion of (40 : 60), the calorific value increases upto 4148 kcal/kg. These briquettes have been used successfully in a downdraft gasifier for generation of producer gas. 
Caddies; briquetting; gasification; energy