Published January 1, 2010 | Version v1
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Briquetting soda weed (Salsola tragus) to be used as a rural fuel source

  • 1. Yuzuncu Yil Univ, Fac Engn & Architecture, Dept Mech Engn, TR-65080 Van, Turkey
  • 2. Bozok Univ, Fac Engn & Architecture, Dept Mech Engn, TR-66200 Yozgat, Turkey
  • 3. Yuzuncu Yil Univ, Fac Agr, Agr Machinery Dept, TR-65080 Van, Turkey

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Amount of traditional fuel sources in the world has been decreasing and there is a definite need to produce and utilize alternative fuels such as biomass materials. In this study, briquetting conditions of Russian tumbleweed, Salsola tragus, (commonly named soda weed in Turkey) which grows in salty soils were investigated.

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