Production of Solid Fuel from<i>Ipomoea carnea</i>Wood

Konwer, D.; Kataki, Rupam; Saikia, Madhurjya

doi:10.1080/00908310500281189

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“…The charcoal yield was found to decrease in all of the species as the terminal temperature increased. This observation is consistent with the view that as terminal temperature increases more volatiles are driven off, thereby reducing the yield Konwer et al 2007a).…”

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“…Recently, Kataki andKonwer (2001, 2002), Konwer et al (2001), Deka et al (2014), andBhatt et al (2010) have reported the fuelwood characteristics of indigenous tree species of northeast India, which have been traditionally preferred as fuelwood by the local households. Konwer et al (2007aKonwer et al ( , 2007b, Saikia et al (2007), and Kataki and Konwer (2007) have reported carbonization yield and quality of charcoal produced from some indigenous tree species, an aquatic woody shrub, and some bamboo species from northeast India. However, there is scanty published information regarding either the fuelwood characteristics or the charcoal producing potentiality of the shrub species of the region.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Woody Shrubs as a Potential Source of Domestic Energy in the Eastern Himalayan Region of India

Kataki

Chutia

Borah

2015

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmenta

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Nine indigenous woody shrub species viz. Cassia occidentails, Cassia tora, Eupatorium odoratum, Prosopis spicigera, Osbeckia nepalensis, Leea sambusina, Cassia alata, Eugenia balsamea, and Tamarix dioica growing in their natural habitat in the northeast region of India were studied for their charcoal production potential by pyrolyzing at terminal temperatures of 300-800°C at a constant heating rate of 3°C/min. The product composition and the quality of charcoals formed in each of the terminal temperatures were analyzed and discussed. Among all of the species, it was found that O. nepalensis, E. balsamea, P. spicigera, C. occidentails, and T. dioica showed higher percentages of charcoal yields and fixed carbon contents than the other four shrub species. From the study results, it can be concluded that various shrub species are no less than tree species as a reliable resource for domestic energy.

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Woody Shrubs as a Potential Source of Domestic Energy in the Eastern Himalayan Region of India

Kataki

Chutia

Borah

2015

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmenta

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“…Different types of perennial grasses, crop residues, wood chips, bagasse, algae etc., are included in the first category [15]. For instance, Konwer et al [16] reported the conversion of a problematic aquatic weed (Ipomoea carnea) to charcoal by pyrolysis. The second category consists of waste biomass produced from various sources like agriculture, forestry, food processing, municipal and household etc.…”

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“…The second category consists of waste biomass produced from various sources like agriculture, forestry, food processing, municipal and household etc. Poultry wastes such as chicken litter, domestic and industrial waste such as sewage sludges and paper mill sludge are also used to produce biochar [16][17][18]. Organic components present in the feedstock undergo a series of decomposition reactions during the conversion process.…”

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Biochar Production and Application in Forest Soils-A Critical Review

Gogoi¹,

Narzari²,

Gogoi³

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The increasing deforestation with an alarming rate is the prime cause of upsetting the balance in the natural ecosystem and the livelihood of local communities. Sustainable forest management and reforestation efforts can equilibrium this destruction and maintain the protected areas. In this regard, soil management strategies for reforestation of the degraded forest land can be helpful. In this review, the potential of using biochar, a solid carbon rich product of biomass thermochemical conversion, as a soil amendment in forest soils has been discussed. The production procedures of biochar, availability of feedstocks and the biochar properties are discussed using the existing knowledge. The positive effects of biochar are soil quality depended and change with varying geographical locations. Therefore, long-term field trials examining a range of biochars, soils, and forest types are required for a better understanding of this issue. Careful planning to match biochar with the soil properties is essential to obtain maximum benefits of biochar as a soil amendment.

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“…Higher pyrolysis temperature results in a higher fertilizer quality. In fact, biochar produced at higher temperatures has a larger macropore surface area [37,38], higher concentrations of minerals and condensed aromatic C, and less bioavailable C which leads to nutrient immobilization as the bioavailable C is mineralized [20,39]. Besides, process thermal sustainability may not be achieved at low temperatures: (1) low temperatures shift products to the biochar and the yield of the coproducts (gases and bio-oil) is insufficient to sustain the process; (2) vapor residence time greatly affects the process heat requirements and coproduct yields, and thus, affects the thermal self sustainability of the process [32,35].…”

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confidence: 99%