Abstract:
Ashes from sugarcane were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence, ash content, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). FactSage 6.4 database software was used to estimate viscosity at high temperatures (900 – 1550°C) of them. The results showed that although ashes from sugarcane bagasse contain silica, most of its SiO2 is from soil contamination. Higher and lower silica samples treated at 1350°C for 20 minutes showed that the fine portion of fraction of the ashes melted at this temperature. The melting phase could act as sticking flux for the coarse silica particles on the gasifier bottom wall, which could compromise the gasification process.
Reference:
FREDERICCI, Cátia; ETT, Gerhard; SILVA, Guilherme F. B. Lenz e; FERREIRA NETO, João Batista; LANDGRAF, Fernando José Gomes; INDELICATO, Ricardo L.; RIBEIRO, Tiago Ramos. An analysis of Brazilian sugarcane bagasse ash behavior under thermal gasification. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, v.1, n.1, Dec., 2014.
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40538-014-0015-z
Ashes from sugarcane were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence, ash content, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). FactSage 6.4 database software was used to estimate viscosity at high temperatures (900 – 1550°C) of them. The results showed that although ashes from sugarcane bagasse contain silica, most of its SiO2 is from soil contamination. Higher and lower silica samples treated at 1350°C for 20 minutes showed that the fine portion of fraction of the ashes melted at this temperature. The melting phase could act as sticking flux for the coarse silica particles on the gasifier bottom wall, which could compromise the gasification process.
Reference:
FREDERICCI, Cátia; ETT, Gerhard; SILVA, Guilherme F. B. Lenz e; FERREIRA NETO, João Batista; LANDGRAF, Fernando José Gomes; INDELICATO, Ricardo L.; RIBEIRO, Tiago Ramos. An analysis of Brazilian sugarcane bagasse ash behavior under thermal gasification. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, v.1, n.1, Dec., 2014.
Access to the website of the Journal Article:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40538-014-0015-z
