Open AccessTo Study the Effect of Pretreatment on Dry Sugarcane Leaves
Author(s) -
Renukadevi Patil,
Umesh B. Deshannavar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/577/1/012017
Subject(s) - environmental science , biomass (ecology) , briquette , renewable energy , biofuel , green waste , fossil fuel , environmental pollution , global warming , waste management , pollution , pulp and paper industry , lignocellulosic biomass , renewable resource , bioenergy , agriculture , environmental engineering , environmental protection , agronomy , coal , climate change , compost , engineering , ecology , electrical engineering , biology
It is anticipated that oil and natural gas will deplete within next 40-50 years. Moreover, the expected environmental damages such as the global warming, acid rain and urban smog due to the production of emissions from these sources have forced the world to try to reduce carbon emissions by 80% and shift towards utilizing a variety of renewable energy resources which are less environmentally harmful such as solar, wind, biomass etc. in a sustainable way. Biomass is one of the earliest sources of energy with very specific properties and abundantly available. The sources of biomass are forestry, agricultural and municipal waste and residues. The agriculture waste as biomass is either destroyed or burnt inefficiently causing air pollution. The use of agriculture waste for making briquettes to generate power can be an alternative solution to the problems related to their disposal & pollution. Various pretreatment techniques change the physical and chemical structure of the lignocellulosic biomass and improve hydrolysis rates. The present work high light on pretreating dry sugarcane leaves (biomass) with physical treatment (Mechanical Comminution) by using aggregate impact test apparatus. It was found that effects of number of drops had upgraded the lignin percentage and and reduces the moisture content and ash content.