Elaboración de briquetas a partir de residuos de la madera de guindas (Prunus cerasus) y residuos agrícolas mediante aglutinado con gel de sábila

The sustainable use of briquettes as compacted solid biofuel was analyzed, manufactured from cherry sawdust (Prunus cerasus), using corn bagasse, aloe vera gel and shredded cardboard as a binder, based on agricultural waste. For this, two types of briquettes were produced, with ideal conditions that favor their use, composed of raw materials in different quantities. Through the development of the briquettes, the samples were analyzed, obtaining values ​​of the wood anatomy, weight, density, moisture content, combustion time and percentage of cellulose. Establishing that the briquette that presents the appropriate physicochemical and mechanical properties is the type I briquette, that is, the mixture of corn bagasse and aloe vera gel. Wet weight values ​​of between 0.11527 kg and 0.11941 kg and a dry weight of between 0.09166 Kg and 0.09471 Kg were obtained; also, with a combustion time of between 50'.34" and 57'.10" and a cellulose percentage of 47.54% based on the first treatment and 46.95% in the second treatment.