Peña, S.; Zambrano, E.; Bermeo, D.; Reyes, F.; Forero, C.; Velasco, F.; Arango, E. Evaluation of Sugarcane Cutting Residues for the Production of Solid Biofuel. Migration Letters 2023, 20, 928–940, doi:10.59670/ml.v20is5.4113.
Peña, S.; Zambrano, E.; Bermeo, D.; Reyes, F.; Forero, C.; Velasco, F.; Arango, E. Evaluation of Sugarcane Cutting Residues for the Production of Solid Biofuel. Migration Letters 2023, 20, 928–940, doi:10.59670/ml.v20is5.4113.
Peña, S.; Zambrano, E.; Bermeo, D.; Reyes, F.; Forero, C.; Velasco, F.; Arango, E. Evaluation of Sugarcane Cutting Residues for the Production of Solid Biofuel. Migration Letters 2023, 20, 928–940, doi:10.59670/ml.v20is5.4113.
Peña, S.; Zambrano, E.; Bermeo, D.; Reyes, F.; Forero, C.; Velasco, F.; Arango, E. Evaluation of Sugarcane Cutting Residues for the Production of Solid Biofuel. Migration Letters 2023, 20, 928–940, doi:10.59670/ml.v20is5.4113.
Abstract
Due to pollution and environmental deterioration, man needed to find other alternatives as energy sources, including biomass. (1) Background: The present research was conducted to evaluate the sugarcane cutting residue; this type of biomass has no use and can be burned to obtain energy. (2) Methods: Through the elaboration of pellets and, in turn, reduce the environmental impact of flora and fauna in crops, for the characterization, the raw material was subjected for the first time to physical treatment such as cleaning, drying, grinding, and sieving so that have the optimal characteristics to be used in the pelleting stage. Then a proximal analysis was conducted based on the ASTM -3172-89 Standard and the determination of the calorific value using the ASTM D-240 Standard. Likewise, the pellets were analyzed in their final stage. This method analyzes the parameters of moisture content, volatile material, ashes, and fixed carbon. (3) Results: It was obtained as a result that for the raw material, the % H=3.543, %MV=86.53, %Cz=6.939, %Cf= 2.987 and Pc= 15.702 KJ/Kg; and for the elaboration of the pellets it was carried out using the mixing proportion, 53% SAR with 47% binder, this was determined using the proximal analysis and the determination of the calorific value, from which the results of % H=5,768 were obtained., %MV=82.313, %Cz=6.376, %Cf= 5.543 and Pc= 15.635 KJ/Kg. (4) Conclusions: In other words, sugarcane cutting residues meet the physicochemical properties to be used as raw material in producing solid biofuel.
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