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Table 2 Moisture content for uncarbonized and carbonized briquettes

From: Characterization of briquettes developed from banana peels, pineapple peels and water hyacinth

Substrate combination

Uncarbonized (%)

Carbonized (%)

BP

8.30b ± 0.159

5.32d ± 0.052

PP

6.65a ± 0.114

4.21b ± 0.046

WH

7.30a ± 0.027

3.90a ± 0.058

BP:PP—1:1

9.93c ± 0.432

5.96e ± 0.100

BP:WH—1:1

17.34e ± 0.352

5.01c ± 0.05

PP:WH—1:1

18.65f ± 0.279

5.072cd ± 0.138

BP:PP: WH—1:1:1

13.91d ± 0.171

4.25b ± 0.133

BP:PP:WH—1:2:2

16.75e ± 0.338

5.92e ± 0.194

  1. Means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05