Browsing by Subject "Bagasse"

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Fuel ethanol production from sweet sorghum bagasse using microwave irradiation

Marx, S.; Chiyanzu, I.; Ndaba, B.; Schabort, C.J. (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2013)

Sweet sorghum is a hardy crop that can be grown on marginal land and can provide both food and energy in an integrated food and energy system. Lignocellulose rich sweet sorghum bagasse (solid left over after starch and ...
Preparation of biochars for co-gasification from sweet sorghum bagasse

Marx, Sanette; Pestana, Santana; Bunt, John R. (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)

Biochar is a solid product obtained through torrefaction, liquefaction or pyrolysis of organic material. It can be used for soil amendment, activated carbon for sequestration, or as bio-coal for gasification or co-gasification. ...
Production of bio-degradable polyurethane foam from sugarcane bagasse and biodiesel-derived crude glycerine

Marx, Sanette; Odendaal, Wilmar; Williams, Anné; Vermeulen, Urban; Grobler, Anne; Muller, L.C. (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)

As the threat of the depletion of fossil based fuels becomes more of a reality, there is a need to find alternative carbon sources for the production of a wide range of chemicals, polymers and plastics. One plastic that ...