An Investigation into the Impact of Reaction Temperature on Various Parameters during Torrefaction of Sugarcane Bagasse Relevant to Gasification

Torrefaction of sugarcane bagasse was conducted in an electric muffle furnace at 200, 250, and 300°C in order to establish the impact of heat treatment temperature on various parameters and as a method to improve sugarcane bagasse characteristics for the purpose of gasification. The results show tha...

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Main Authors: Anthony Anukam, Sampson Mamphweli, Prashant Reddy, Omobola Okoh, Edson Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/235163