Development and Characterization of briquettes for World grass

Abstract

Today biomass continues to be the main source of energy in rural communities in Uganda in its traditional forms. In rural communities, it is still a common practice to burn wild grass (Teixeira et al 2011) projected that by 2030, biomass will be an outstanding solution for individual heating, dominated by wood chips, wood logs and briquettes in rural areas. This projection however can only be achieved if conscious effort is made in commercialising the use of wild grass as heating energy source.