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Possibilities for utilization of tobacco stems for production of energetic briquettes
University of “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, Macedonia (1)
University of “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Faculty of Forestry, Skopje, Macedonia (2,4)
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia (3)
Scientific Tobacco Institute, Prilep, Macedonia (5,6)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) belongs to the group of plants that produce agricultural raw material. Besides leaves, which are used to satisfy the passion for smoking, tobacco can be used for producing oil and biodiesel, because it contains 30-40% of vegetable oil. Because of its content of citric acid, tobacco can be used for production of dyes and varnishes. Seed cake contains high percentage of proteins (35-44%) and can be used as livestock feed.
