Sugar cane as an alternative energy source for Turkey

Kılıçaslan, İbrahim; Sarac, H. Ibrahim; Özdemir, Engin; Ermiş, Kemal

doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(98)00103-4

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“…Sugarcane bagasse has been used for paper and fiber board production (Amin, 2011;Xin et al, 2002), cattle feed (Nigam, 1990;Pandey et al, 2000), potting media (Jhurree-Dussoruth & Kallydin, 2011;Trochoulias et al, 1990), a source for value added products (i.e. pigments, enzymes, amino acids, and drugs) (Pandey et al, 2000), and energy production (thermal conversion and ethanol) (Badger, 2002;Kilicaslan et al, 1999;Martin et al, 2007;Peng et al, 2009;Sun & Cheng, 2002).…”

Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as an Amendment on the Physical Properties, Nutrient Content and Seedling Growth of a Certified Organic Greenhouse Growing Media

Webber¹,

White²,

Spaunhorst³

et al. 2017

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Sugarcane bagasse is the fibrous material remaining after removing the sucrose, water, and other impurities (filter mud) from the millable sugarcane. Louisiana sugarcane mills use a portion of the sugarcane bagasse to produce steam power to run equipment within the mill and/or as a boiler fuel for the clarification, evaporation, and crystallization processes. Sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) is a by-product of the thermal conversion of the sugarcane bagasse. The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of SBA as an amendment to soilless planting media for the production of vegetable seedlings. The SBA was combined by volume with a commercial certified organic soilless growing media into 5 combinations (0%:100%, 25%:75%, 50%:50%, 75%:25%, and 100%:0%, SBA and growing media, respectively). Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) var. 'Bowie' and Chinese kale (Brassica alboglabra) var. 'South Sea' were planted in each of the 5 different planting mixtures. As the percentage of SBA increased from 0% to 100%, the bulk densities increased, 0.118 to 0.712 g/cm 3 , while the porosity, water saturation percentage, and water at field capacity decreased. Increasing the SBA percentage significantly impacted total exchange capacity, pH, organic matter, estimated nitrogen release, and all other nutrients measured, except for sodium. The research indicates that the addition of SBA can enhance bean and Chinese kale seedling growth depending on the percentage of the ash added to the growth media. Bean and Chinese kale harvest parameters typically peaked at 25% SBA, and then decreased with increasing SBA %. Adding 25% SBA did benefit the seedling growth by providing additional nutrients for seedling growth, while reducing the cost of production by supplementing the more expensive greenhouse media by a readily available by-product of the sugarcane industry. Increasing the SBA % to 50% or greater is not recommend. Additional research is needed to determine the percentage above 25% and below 50% SBA that would still benefit seedling plant growth.

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Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as an Amendment on the Physical Properties, Nutrient Content and Seedling Growth of a Certified Organic Greenhouse Growing Media

Webber¹,

White²,

Spaunhorst³

et al. 2017

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“…pigments, enzymes, amino acids, and drugs) (Pandey et al, 2000). The most common use for the bagasse by the sugarcane industry is as an energy source (thermal conversion and ethanol) (Badger, 2002;Kilicaslan et al, 1999;Martin et al, 2007;Peng et al, 2009;Sun & Cheng, 2002).…”

Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

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Comparative Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse and Black Polyethylene as Mulch for Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production

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Spaunhorst³

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Louisiana processed 11.7 million mt of sugarcane in 2016, producing 1.47 million mt of raw sugar and an estimated 3.5 million mt of bagasse. Sugarcane bagasse is the fibrous material remaining after removing the sucrose, water, and other impurities (filter mud) from the millable sugarcane. Typically, Louisiana sugarcane mills burn a portion of the bagasse to heat boilers to steam power the mill for grinding and sugar processing. The balance of the bagasse is stored at the sugar mill where it accumulates in immense piles. Research was conducted in 2015 and 2016 to investigate the use of sugarcane bagasse as a natural mulch for vegetable production. The field experiment compared sugarcane bagasse mulch, black plastic mulch, and no mulch (control) for suitable mulching treatments for squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) production. The black plastic mulch produced significantly greater marketable fruits/plant, fruit number, and total yield (kg/ha) across years compared to the sugarcane bagasse mulch. The sugarcane bagasse mulch and the no mulch control were not significantly different for these same parameters. Black plastic also produced heaver fruit (g/fruit) than the sugarcane bagasse mulch and the control in 2015. The black plastic mulch produced greater yields due to the greater cumulative growing degree days (CGDD) received compared to the sugarcane bagasse mulch and no mulch control. The sugarcane bagasse mulch tended to mitigate temperature extremes by serving as a soil insulator. Future research should investigate the potential deleterious impact, if any, of the sugarcane bagasse on soil microbes, C/N ratio, soil pH, and allelopathy, which might adversely influence cucurbit growth.

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“…The sugarcane bagasse has been used for paper and fiber board production (Amin, 2011;Xin et al, 2002), cattle feed (Nigam, 1990;Pandey et al, 2000), potting media (Jhurree-Dussoruth & Kallydin, 2011;Trochoulias et al, 1990), a source for value added products (i.e. pigments, enzymes, amino acids, and drugs) (Pandey et al, 2000), and energy (thermoconversion and ethanol) (Badger, 2002;Kilicaslan et al, 1999;Martin et al, 2007;Peng et al, 2009;Sun & Cheng, 2002).…”

Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as a Seedling Growth Media Component

Webber¹,

White²,

Petrie³

et al. 2015

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Bagasse is the fibrous material remaining after removing the sucrose, water, and other impurities (filter mud) from the milable sugarcane. Louisiana sugarcane mills use a portion of the sugarcane bagasse for fuel producing over 20,411 mt of sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) as a by-product. The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of SBA as an amendment to soilless planting media for the production of vegetable seedlings. The SBA was combined by volume with a commercial soilless growing media into 5 combinations (0%:100%, 25%:75%, 50%:50%, 75%:25%, and 100%:0%, SBA and growing media, respectively). Squash var. 'Straightneck' and cantaloupe var. 'Magnum Hybrid Melon' were planted in each of the 5 different planting mixtures. The research indicates that the addition of SBA can enhance squash and cantaloupe seedling growth depending on the percentage of the ash added to the growth media. Squash plant stalk lengths and total plant fresh weights (stalk, leaves, tops, roots, and total plant) overall responded best at the 75% SBA. Squash dry weights were consistently greater when SBA was added to the soilless media compared to no SBA. The 25% and 50% SBA media produced the greatest cantaloupe leaf fresh weights. Cantaloupe leaf dry weights followed a similar trend, where the 25% and 50% SBA media produced greater plant weights with lesser yields observed at the 75% and 100% SBA levels. This data suggests that the 75% SBA and 25% SBA were certainly suitable potting media combinations for squash and cantaloupe seedling production, respectively.

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Sugar cane as an alternative energy source for Turkey

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Impact of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as an Amendment on the Physical Properties, Nutrient Content and Seedling Growth of a Certified Organic Greenhouse Growing Media

Impact of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as an Amendment on the Physical Properties, Nutrient Content and Seedling Growth of a Certified Organic Greenhouse Growing Media

Comparative Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse and Black Polyethylene as Mulch for Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production

Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as a Seedling Growth Media Component

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