Biomass conservation using an optimised drying process for energy Sorghum Bagasse

Iqbal, Tarıq; Nizami, Abdul-Sattar; Eckhoff, S. R.; Barreto, M.L.A.; Sadef, Yumna; Rehan, Mohammad; Budzianowski, Wojciech M.; Ouda, Omar K. M.; Shahzad, Khurram

doi:10.1016/j.ref.2017.03.005

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“…Moreover, Ao et al ( 2010 ) demonstrated that low tiller number values can facilitate synchronous harvest by promoting uniformity of plant characteristics, ensuring a more efficient use of horizontal space. Furthermore, low plant moisture of biomass sorghum is very conducive to rapid drying for facilitated transportation and storage (Zegada-Lizarazu and Monti, 2012 ; Iqbal et al, 2017 ).…”

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Bioethanol Potential of Energy Sorghum Grown on Marginal and Arable Lands

Tang

et al. 2018

Front. Plant Sci.

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Field experiments were conducted in marginal lands, i.e., sub-humid climate and saline-land (SHS) and semi-arid climate and wasteland (SAW), to evaluate ethanol potential based on the biomass yield and chemical composition of biomass type (var. GN-2, GN-4, and GN-10) and sweet type (var. GT-3 and GT-7) hybrids of energy sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in comparison with sub-humid climate and cropland (SHC) in northern China. Results showed that environment significantly (p < 0.05) influenced plant growth, biomass yield and components, and subsequently the ethanol potential of energy sorghum. Biomass and theoretical ethanol yield of the crop grown at SHS (12.2 t ha−1 and 3,425 L ha−1, respectively) and SAW (8.6 t ha−1 and 2,091 L ha−1, respectively) were both statistically (p < 0.001) lower than values at the SHC site (32.6 t ha−1 and 11,853 L ha−1, respectively). Higher desirable contents of soluble sugar, cellulose, and hemicellulose were observed at SHS and SHC sites, while sorghum grown at SAW possessed higher lignin and ash contents. Biomass type sorghum was superior to sweet type as non-food ethanol feedstock. In particular, biomass type hybrid GN-10 achieved the highest biomass (17.4 t ha−1) and theoretical ethanol yields (5,423 L ha−1) after averaging data for all environmental sites. The most productive hybrid, biomass type GN-4, exhibited biomass and theoretical ethanol yields >42.1 t ha−1 and 14,913 L ha−1, respectively, at the cropland SHC site. In conclusion, energy sorghum grown on marginal lands showed a very lower ethanol potential, indicating a considerable lower possibility for being used as commercial feedstock supply when compared with that grown on regular croplands. Moreover, screening suitable varieties may improve energy sorghum growth and chemical properties for ethanol production on marginal lands.

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Bioethanol Potential of Energy Sorghum Grown on Marginal and Arable Lands

Tang

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Front. Plant Sci.

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“…Drying is very important for the agricultural produces in humid areas (Iqbal et al, 2017). One of such product is Paddy or rice.…”

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Design, development and performance evaluation of a fluidized bed paddy dryer

Kalita¹,

Deka²,

Das³

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In this study a fluidized bed paddy dryer has been developed and its performance was investigated. The fuel used for generation of heat required for drying is wood rejects. In order to investigate the performance of the dryer, the experiments were performed at four different inventories and at three different air velocities. The locally available paddy variety "Ranjit" was used for experiments. The drying air temperature was maintained within 58-62 °C to retain all the nutrients content. The change in nutritional values was also determined at different drying times viz. at 0, 5 and 10 minutes from the start of the experiment and found to decrease with drying time as compared to the fresh sample. From the experiment it is evident that the drying rate increases with increase of air velocity and found to be optimum at an air velocity of 23.60 m/s.

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