Assessing the potential to produce shoe wax using agricultural waste bio char as an additive

M. M. Manyuchi; T. Hondo; C. Mbohwa; E. Muzenda; M. Mpeta

Assessing the potential to produce shoe wax using agricultural waste bio char as an additive

M. M. Manyuchi
, T. Hondo
, C. Mbohwa
, E. Muzenda
, M. Mpeta

Quality and Operations Management

Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences
Harare Institute of Technology
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
University of Johannesburg
Chinhoyi University of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Huge amounts of agricultural waste are being generated daily in Sub Saharan Africa and are being left to rot resulting in the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane into the environment and eventually climate change effects. In this study, agricultural waste was converted to bio char and its potential to be used as an additive in shoe wax production evaluated. Slow pyrolysis of the agricultural waste was done at 400 °C for 3 hours resulting in a bio char yield of 65%. This bio char was added with beeswax in the ratio 1:1 to result in a shoe wax. The produced shoe wax physiochemical properties compared very well to the standard shoe waxes available on the market. This study revealed that agro waste bio char can be utilized as a raw material in organic shoe wax production.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019
Publisher	IEOM Society
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781532359507
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 23 Oct 2019 → 25 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
ISSN (Electronic)	2169-8767

Conference

Conference	4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	23/10/19 → 25/10/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Agricultural waste
Bio char
Hoe wax
Pyrolysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Strategy and Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Manyuchi, MM, Hondo, T, Mbohwa, C, Muzenda, E & Mpeta, M 2019, Assessing the potential to produce shoe wax using agricultural waste bio char as an additive. in 4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM Society, pp. 1-4, 4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019, Toronto, Canada, 23/10/19.

Assessing the potential to produce shoe wax using agricultural waste bio char as an additive. / Manyuchi, M. M.; Hondo, T.; Mbohwa, C. et al.
4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019. IEOM Society, 2019. p. 1-4 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).

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