Atmospheric dispersion of methane emissions from sugarcane burning in Mexico

Flores-Jiménez, David E.; Carbajal, Noel; Algara-Siller, Marcos; Aguilar‐Rivera, Noé; Álvarez-Fuentes, Gregorio; Ávila-Galarza, Alfredo; García-Reynoso, José Agustín

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.025

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“…Currently, WB (originating prevalently from the agricultural sector) is considered as the largest source of renewable energy in the world (Niu et al, 2019). The amount of WB has increased significantly and represents a threat in the form of environmental pollution, if not properly processed, recovered or stored (Flores-Jiménez et al, 2019; Yusuf, 2017). In response, various sustainable technologies for proper waste management combined with biofuel generation have been already put into practice or are under development.…”

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Briquetting of sugarcane bagasse as a proper waste management technology in Vietnam

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The present research describes an application of high-pressure briquetting technology to the waste management of sugarcane processing in Vietnam. The amount of generated sugarcane bagasse was monitored during sugarcane processing within the street juice production in Hue city, Vietnam. Generated sugarcane bagasse was subjected to fuel parameters analysis within its suitability for direct combustion. The obtained sugarcane bagasse was converted into bio-briquette fuel by a high-pressure briquetting press and its mechanical quality was determined. Results proved that the proportion of generated sugarcane bagasse from whole sugarcane stem mass was equal to 35.45%. This indicated generation of an abundant amount of sugarcane bagasse worldwide in general. Fuel parameters analysis proved high quality level of low ash content = 0.97% and high calorific values (gross calorific value = 18.35 MJ·kg-1, net calorific value = 17.06 MJ·kg-1), which indicated good suitability for direct combustion processes. Indicators of mechanical quality proved the following observations: mechanical durability = 99.29%, compressive strength = 150.82 N∙mm-1 and bulk density = 1022.44 kg·m-3, with all these indicators representing positive results. In general, the observed results indicated suitability of sugarcane bagasse valorization within the production of bio-briquette fuel by using high-pressure briquetting technology. Finally, analysis of such waste biomass proved its great potential for energy recovery, thus, the advantage of its valorization within the sustainable technologies.

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Briquetting of sugarcane bagasse as a proper waste management technology in Vietnam

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“…As greenhouse gases are among pollutants generated from sugarcane burning [ 10 ], climate change is of concern. There are also reports indicating the existence of policies addressing the burning issue of major sugarcane producing countries such as Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Thailand [ [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] ]. Nevertheless, the problem persists.…”

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