𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: Enhancing the potential of sugarcane bagasse for the production of ENplus quality fuel pellets by torrefaction: an economic feasibility study
𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐; 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟗; 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝟒; 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟎𝟕-𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟎
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬: Teeraya Jarunglumlert; Akarasingh Bampenrat; Hussanai Sukkathanyawat; Prasert Pavasant; Chattip Prommuak
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭: [ Ссылка ]
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𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁:
The need to transition from coal to clean fuels toward carbon neutrality has recently resulted in a rapid rise in demand for wood pellets, and it is foreseen that supply will soon fall far short of demand. Agro-wastes have a high calorific value comparable to woody biomass for use as fuel pellets, but their ash content is too high, requiring a pretreatment process to modify their qualities to international standard levels. The research entitled "Enhancing the potential of sugarcane bagasse for the production of ENplus quality fuel pellets by torrefaction: an economic feasibility study" not only studies the technical feasibility of pretreatment of an agro-waste like sugarcane bagasse to achieve standard qualified fuel pellets by dry and wet torrefaction but also evaluates the cost-benefit of the produced pellets. Here, both torrefaction processes could modify the quality of sugarcane bagasse pellets up to international fuel pellet standards and were economically viable. Wet torrefied pellets, in particular, have a higher quality, with an ash content of less than 1% after torrefaction at above 180°C, and can thus command a higher selling price than dry torrefied pellets. This paper was published in the December 2022 issue of Biofuel Research Journal, and we would like to invite you to read the full paper for free on the journal's website at www.biofueljournal.com.
