Bagasse Powder Research Articles

Investigation of physical and thermal properties of fuel briquettes made of bagasse

Biomass densification, which is also known as briquetting of sawdust and other agro residues, has been practiced for many years in several countries. The purpose of the present study was to produce fuel briquettes using heat-dried bagasse and to improve their physical properties and thermal value through using varying proportions of bagasse powder as the filler material and lignin as the natural binder. The results showed that lignin had a significant desirable effect on the entire properties of the prepared briquettes. In contrast, as a cellulose-based filler, bagasse powder was also able to significantly improve the thermal energy of the briquettes through increasing the briquettes’ density and mitigating porosity and moisture content. On this basis, according to the obtained results it can be stated that the process of heat-drying, using lignin as the binding element, and using cellulose-based powders, such as bagasse, as the filler are all suitable alternatives to increase the energy yielded by briquettes biomasses.

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution using a mixture of dried rice husk, sugarcane bagasse and wheat bran powder as a low-cost biosorbent

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution using a mixture of dried rice husk, sugarcane bagasse and wheat bran powder as a low-cost biosorbent

Evaluation of the anticorrosion performance of malt bagasse as corrosion inhibitor for AISI 1020 carbon steel in acidic solution

The malt bagasse is a solid residue, highly produced in the brewing industry. The presence of high levels of antioxidants in its composition makes this residue an attractive possibility as a corrosion inhibitor, besides being a sustainable and low cost alternative to the inorganic procedures currently used to prevent corrosion. In this sense, this work evaluated the efficiency of the malt bagasse powder as a corrosion inhibitor on the surface of AISI 1020 carbon steel, in different concentrations, in acidic medium 0.5 mol.L-1 HCl. The resistance to corrosion was tested by electrochemical techniques, such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and anodic and cathodic polarization curves. The efficiency of the corrosion inhibitor was evaluated by weight loss tests. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and optical microscope surface image analysis were respectively used as chemical and morphological characterization techniques, respectively. From the EIS results, it can be said that the powder has its efficiency increased once the concentration is higher. On the other hand, the polarization curves shows the malt bagasse powder as an inhibitor presents both anodic and cathodic behavior. The weight loss results confirmed the electrochemical results, showing 92.5% efficiency for the 1.77 g.L-1 concentration. The adsorption isotherm on the steel surface follows Languimir’s Isotherm. The FTIR analysis indicates the presence of heteroatoms such as C, N, O, incorporated in functional groups that could be responsible for the inhibitory properties found in the powder. The images obtained from the optical microscope, showed that the corrosion process, in the presence of the inhibitor in the electrolyte, is retarded. Therefore, the results indicate that the malt bagasse powder has the potential to be a corrosion inhibitor for steel in acidic medium, adding value in the beer production chain.

Use of wheat flour and sugarcane bagasse in the production of fiber-rich biscuit: Effects of sugarcane bagasse ratio on the product quality

Nowadays, sugarcane is used as main material to manufacture crystal sucrose and packaged sugarcane juice. The sucrose production generates sugarcane bagasse with sugarcane peel while the sugarcane juice production releases sugarcane bagasse without its peel. There have been many reports on the use of sugarcane bagasse with peel to produce various value-added products. Nevertheless, the application of sugarcane bagasse without peel to food processing has not been widely considered. In this study, the peeled bagasse from the sugarcane juice manufacturing process was employed as a dietary fiber source. The peeled bagasse was dried, ground, sifted and added to the biscuit formulation; the supplementation ratio was 0 (control), 5, 10, 15 and 20% (w/w) of the blend of wheat flour and sugarcane bagasse. Increase in sugarcane bagasse ratio reduced the protein content of the biscuit but improved its soluble and insoluble dietary fiber and ash contents. Use of sugarcane bagasse did not dramatically alter diameter and thickness of the biscuit but significantly increased its hardness and brightness. The biscuit samples with 5, 10 and 15% sugarcane bagasse powder were considered as high-fiber food products and had similar overall acceptability to the control sample. The peeled sugarcane bagasse powder can be a potential source of dietary fiber in the production of fiber-rich biscuits.

Enhancement of Delignification and Glucan Content of Sugarcane Bagasse by Alkali Pretreatment for Bioethanol Production

The current work aimed to enhance the delignification of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) for bioethanol production. The optimization of alkali (sodium hydroxide) pretreatment parameters such as concentration and residence time was carried out by the Taguchi method using L16 orthogonal array with two factors and four levels. Sugarcane bagasse powder was mixed with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution (0.5-2 wt.%) and heated in an autoclave at 121°C and at varied times (30-120 min). From the statistical analysis of data, it was observed that delignification and glucan increased with the increased concentration and short time. The optimum parameters of NaOH pretreatment were 2 wt.% of NaOH concentration and 30 minutes of residence time. At the optimum conditions, 86.8% delignification and 46.6% glucan content of SCB were obtained. Thus, alkali pretreatment optimized by Taguchi design is the effective method to remove lignin and to increase cellulose or glucan content in sugarcane bagasse for facilitating the further catalytic hydrolysis in bioethanol production.

Recycling of Bagasse as an Agricultural Waste and its Effect as Filler on Some Mechanical and Physical Properties of SBR Composites

Abstract In the present study, a series of mixes based on different concentrations of carbon black (CB) as a reinforcing filler and sugarcane bagasse as supplementary filler, were investigated to examine their effects on the mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) composites. To this end, the first group of mixes deals with the effect of different concentrations of CB ranging from 0 to 80 phr at fixed bagasse concentration of 25 phr. The second group of mixes involves the addition of bagasse with concentrations varying from 10 to 50 phr at 10 intervals with fixed CB concentration of 40 phr. The sizes of the employed ground bagasse powder (GBP) in all prepared formulations ranged from 20 to 180 μm. In addition, 2.5 phr of maleic anhydride (MA) was added to enhance the interfacial adhesion between SBR and agricultural waste fillers (i. e. bagasse). Tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus at 100% elongation, resilience, hardness (Shore A), abrasion and degree of swelling of the rubber vulcanizates were studied. The prepared samples were also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to show the distribution of fiber and the occurrence of fiber-matrix adhesion. The optimum concentration of bagasse to be used simultaneously with CB in SBR composites was found to be 30 phr. Overall, it was found from the obtained results that the addition of GBP up to 50 phr is feasible without impairing the mechanical properties of SBR vulcanizates.

Effect of Dietary Sugarcane Bagasse Supplementation on Growth Performance, Immune Response, and Immune and Antioxidant-Related Gene Expressions of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Cultured under Biofloc System.

Simple SummarySupplementation of agriculture by-product as functional feed additives in combination with biofloc technology (a sustainable and environmentally friendly technology) has recently gained much attention in aquaculture. In the present study, sugarcane bagasse powder can possibly be applied as a feed additive to improve growth performance, immune response, and immune and antioxidant-related gene expression.We investigated, herein, the effects of dietary inclusion of sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) on Nile tilapia development, mucosal and serum immunities, and relative immune and antioxidant genes. Fish (15.12 ± 0.04 g) were provided a basal diet (SB0) or basal diet incorporated with SB at 10 (SB10), 20 (SB20), 40 (SB40), or 80 (SB80) g kg−1 for 8 weeks. Our results demonstrated that the dietary incorporation of sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) at 20 and 40 g kg−1 significantly ameliorated FW, WG, and SGR as opposed to fish fed basal, SB10, and SB80 diets. However, no significant changes in FCR and survivability were observed between the SB supplemented diets and the control (basal diet). The mucosal immunity exhibited significantly higher SMLA and SMPA activities (p < 0.005) in fish treated with SB diets after eight weeks. The highest SMLA and SMPA levels were recorded in fish fed SB80 followed by SB20, SB40, and SB10, respectively. For serum immunity, fish fed SB incorporated diets significantly ameliorated SL and RB levels (p < 0.05) compared with the control. However, SP was not affected by the inclusion of SB in any diet throughout the experiment. The expression of IL1, IL8, LBP, GSTa, GPX, and GSR genes in the fish liver was significantly increased in fish fed the SB20 and SB10 diets relative to the basal diet fed fish (p < 0.05); whereas only the IL8, LBP, and GPX genes in the intestines were substantially augmented via the SB20 and SB80 diets (p < 0.05). IL1 and GSR were not influenced by the SB incorporated diets (p > 0.05). In summary, sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) may be applied as a feed additive to improve growth performance, immune response, and immune and antioxidant-related gene expression in Nile tilapia.

Optimization Sugarcane and Paddy Waste as Bio-Composite Material to Absorb Impact Force

Agricultural waste such as sugarcane and paddy are common during harvesting to production process. Sometimes they burned after the harvest process, as consequently the environmental problem got multiply. Demand for Composite Material got inflate recently, because they are lighter and stronger than Polyethylene Plastic. Filler in composite materials is expensive and requires precise design. The aim of this research is to create cheap and eco-friendly composite materials, besides raised value of agricultural waste. The composite material using sugarcane bagasse as fibre, paddy chaff powder applied as filler and polyester resin as matrix. In this study, we varied the fibre direction with composition of sugarcane bagasse and paddy chaff powder. In this research fibre direction has three levels they are 0, 45 and 90 degrees. Composition between sugarcane bagasse, paddy chaff powder and polyester resin ratio has three levels they are 15:15:70, 12.5:12.5:75 and 10:10:80. ANOVA test shown fibre direction has significant influence to ability of the material to absorb impact energy 78.14 percent than fibre composition 12.10 percent. The highest impact absorb value is 0.3 degrees Joule on composition ratio paddy chaff: sugarcane: polyester resin is 15:15:70 and 45 degrees fibre direction.

Water remediation using biosorbent obtained from agricultural and fruit waste

In rural community, groundwater is the main source of drinking water. Due to negative health impacts of excess fluoride in drinking water, there is urgent need to search the low-cost techniques to remove fluoride. Several materials have been used as adsorbent for removal of fluoride. Different parts of plant such as bark, stem, root, and leaves have cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin etc. that are generally discarded as agricultural waste. Similarly, after using pulp of fruits, seeds and peels of fruits are considered as waste and cause environmental pollution when dumped at open places or near water bodies. These waste materials can be efficiently used for removal of fluoride from water. Biosorption is an eco-friendly process in which ions bind to biomass and can be extracted from the solution. Biosorption by means of adsorbent powder obtained from agricultural waste in the form of Sugarcane bagasse powder (SBP), Rice husk ash (RHA), Waste fruit peel powder (WFPP) and Powder blend (PB) have been used in this study for removal of fluoride ions. These biological materials have been explored in single, binary and ternary forms and have been found most usable as PB form in acidic medium with 85% removal of fluoride. This process has been signified as an eco-friendly, cost-effective approach for the isolation of fluoride ions from aquatic environments.

Experimental Study on Flight Time and Frame Toughness of Quadcopter Based on Waste Polystyrene Paper

Application of natural composite materials for aerial fields has been widely developed. One of the uses of natural composite materials for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) frame. In this study, waste polystyrene paper, bagasse powder and eggsheel powder was used for material of UAV frame. Type of UAV was made in this study is quadcopter. Addition of volume fraction of waste polystyene paper to 65 % in green composite material. The aims this study was determine the flight time and toughness frame of quadcopter based on waste materials. This study showed that there was increase of quadcopter flight time with the addition of waste polystyrene paper in composites up 65% by volume fraction. Addition of waste polystyrene paper in composites up 65% by volume fraction, the results showed that the toughness frame of quadcopter was decreased. Photomacro was used to show the stucture and porosity of frame quadcopter based on natural composite material.

Removal of hexavalent chromium concentration from the aqueous solution using chemically treated sugarcane bagasse powder

Removal of hexavalent chromium concentration from the aqueous solution using chemically treated sugarcane bagasse powder

Synthesis and Characterization of Sugarcane Bagasse Based Activated Carbon: Effect of Impregnation Ratio of ZnCl2

Series of activated carbons (ACs) have been prepared from Sugarcane bagasse powder by ZnCl2 activation at various impregnation ratios of ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse powder of 0.25:1, 0.5:1, 1:1 and 2:1 by weight. Characteristics of the activated carbons (ACs) were determined by iodine number, methylene blue number, surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction. Iodine number (IN) indicated that, microporosity of the AC were increased with increasing impregnation ratio ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse upto 1:1 then started to decrease. However, mesoporosity as well as surface area was increased progressively. The maximum value of iodine number (868 mg/g) was achieved in the AC prepared at impregnation ratio of ZnCl2 to sugarcane bagasse 1:1. SEM micrographs also show the presence of well developed pores on its surface of AC-1. The broad peaks in the XRD patterns indicated that, all the ACs is amorphous materials. From results, it is concluded that ZnCl2 concentration used in impregnation is effective for development of porosity and surface area of the AC prepared from Sugarcane bagasse.

Pengujian Beberapa Varietas Jamur Tiram Pada Kombinasi Mediaserbuk Ampas Tebu Dan Serbuk Gergajian Dengan Penambahan Molase Dan Limbah Ampas Tahu.

Oyster mushroom is one of the most popular consumed mushrooms and also gives benefit for the body because it contains high nutrition and low fat. The goal of this research was to know and analyse the increase growth of some varieties of oyster mushroom on the bagasse media by adding molasses and tofu dregs. The research method was completely factorial randomized design (RAL Factorial) with two factors. The first factor was the media composition of sawdust and bagasse powder and The second factor was oyster musroom. The data analysis was tested by Anova and continued with duncan test if the results of variance were significantly different to very real. The results showed that the best treatment for mycelium growth on M1 media (100% bagasse + 1% molasses + 6% tofu dregs) with the best combination M2V3 (75% bagasse + 25% sawdust + 1% molasses + tofu dregs 6% on brown oyster mushroom). The largest stem diameter for V1 (white oyster mushroom) was 9.24 cm at the first harvest, and 9.01 cm the second harvest. The best length of the stalk in V3 variety (brown oyster mushroom) was 4.94 cm at the first harvest and 5.11 cm the second harvest. The best treatment on oyster mushroom production showed that variety V1 (white oyster mushroom) showed high production at the first harvest 130.25 grams and the second harvest 132.83 grams.

Effect of Incorporation of Pomegranate Peel and Bagasse Powder and Their Extracts on Quality Characteristics of Chicken Meat Patties.

This study was conducted to develop chicken meat patties by incorporating pomegranate peel and bagasse powders and their extracts. Patties were developed by incorporating pomegranate peel powder (PPP, 2 g), pomegranate aril bagasse powder (PABP, 4 g), pomegranate peel powder aqueous extract (PPAE, 6 g) and pomegranate aril bagasse powder aqueous extract (PABAE, 9 g) individually per 100 g of minced meat. Both types of powders and extracts treated patties had significantly higher total phenolic content than control and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) treated patties. Both types of powder (PPP and PABP) treated patties had significantly higher water holding capacity, ash, crude fibre content, and hardness values, and significantly lower moisture content and lightness values in comparison to control patties. Emulsion stability and cooking yield of PABP treated patties were significantly higher than control. Addition of extracts and BHT did not influence the physico-chemical properties and proximate composition of chicken patties. Both types of powders and extracts provided better protection to chicken meat patties against oxidative rancidity and microbial proliferation in comparison to control and BHT treated patties during refrigerated storage. It is concluded that pomegranate fruit byproducts in the form of peel powder, aril bagasse powder and their extracts can be successfully utilised in development of healthier chicken meat patties and these byproducts can also be effectively used as a replacement of synthetic antioxidants such as BHT.

Development of Moulding using Sweet Sorghum Bagasse and Citric Acid: Effects of Application Method and Citric Acid Content

AbstractThe effective use of agricultural residues is desirable. In this study, the manufacturing of mouldings using sweet sorghum bagasse powder and citric acid as an adhesive was attempted. The effects of the application method and citric acid content on the bending properties and water resistance of the mouldings were investigated. Powder and liquid applications were used. The citric acid solid content based on the total weight of the mouldings was adjusted to 0, 15, 20, 25, and 30 weight percent. The dumbbell-shaped moulding was manufactured at 200°C and 4 MPa for 10 minutes. The relationship between the bending properties and citric acid content differed depending on the application method; the powder application was effective for obtaining high bending properties with a lower citric acid content. The water resistance of the moulding was greatly affected by the application method when a low citric acid content was used, and it was affected by the citric acid content when a high citric acid content was used. According to the data measured from Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, it was easy to contain unreacted citric acid in the moulding with the powder application, and an ester linkage formed easily when the liquid application was used. It was suggested that the citric acid tends to work as an adhesive in the powder application, and it tends to modify the bagasse powder in the liquid application.

Some studies on the effect of bagasse concentration on the mechanical and physical properties of SBR composites

This work aims to avoid pollution of the environment resulting from ashes accumulated due to the burning of agricultural wastes. Also, it aims to reduce the cost without impairing the mechanical properties of rubber vulcanizates. For this reason, this work was carried out as a possible solution by incorporation of cellulose fibers derived from bagasse waste as reinforcing fillers in rubber composites. Besides, it aims at reporting an investigation on a series of mixtures based on natural ground bagasse powder (GBP) and carbon black (CB) as reinforcing fillers to study their effects on the mechanical and physical properties of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) composites. The GBP obtained from the grinding machine has a selective grain size distribution ranging from about 20 µm to 180 µm. In addition, 2.5 phr of added maleic anhydride was used to improve the interfacial adhesion between SBR and agricultural waste fillers (i.e. bagasse). Tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus at 100% elongation, resilience and hardness (Shore A), degree of swelling, and thermal properties of the rubber vulcanizates were studied. The prepared samples were also analyzed by X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscopy. The advantage of choosing the 25 phr bagasse concentration as a pivoting factor makes the road clearer to investigate that the optimum concentration of bagasse to be used simultaneously with CB in SBR composites is 30 phr. Furthermore, it was found from the obtained results that the addition of GBP up to 50 phr is possible without impairing the mechanical properties of SBR vulcanizates.

Mechanical and physical characterizations of styrene butadiene rubber: bagasse composites

The incorporation of prevalent industrial wastes (i.e. residues) from sugar industries as reinforcing fillers in rubber composites has emerged as a viable solution, enabling improvements in the environment, and getting rid of bagasse waste has also resulted in cost reduction of the final rubber products. In this study, the use of maleic anhydride was proposed to improve the interfacial adhesion between styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and agricultural waste (fillers). A series of (bagasse–SBR) composites, were obtained by mixing SBR with different proportions (10–50 phr) of bagasse powder using maleic anhydride as a coupling agent. The ground bagasse powder (GBP) obtained from the grinding machine has a selective grain size distribution ranging from about 20–180 µm. The rheological characteristics of the compounded rubber were investigated and determined. The effects of bagasse loading in the rubber mixture on tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus at 100% and 300% elongation, resilience and Shore hardness as well as degree of swelling of the rubber vulcanisates were studied. The prepared samples were analysed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Overall, it was evident from the recorded results that the addition of GBP causes a gradual increase for both tensile strength and elongation at break up to 30 phr and then decreases with further increase in bagasse concentration. Also, the modulus and hardness values were found to increase with increasing bagasse concentration, whereas, the resilience was found to decrease steadily. The equilibrium swelling in toluene decreased with increasing bagasse concentration in SBR vulcanisates.

Physico-chemical Characterization of Cookies Supplemented with Sugarcane Bagasse Fibres

Sugarcane bagasse is a by-product of sugarcane processing and it is rich in insoluble dietary fibers. The objective of this study was to develop cookies enriched with sugarcane bagasse as a fiber source with no added sugars. Bagasses with or without peel were collected from a jaggery manufacturing plant and they were dried, grinded, and sieved to obtain powder (moisture content, 3%). The fiber content (%, wet weight basis) of bagasse powders with and without peel were 12.43±0.30 and 8.61±0.38, respectively. Furthermore, the bagasse with peel contained the highest total phenolic content (1270.89±3.36 μg GAE/ g) than bagasse without peel (721.41±0.33 μg GAE/g). In addition, water holding capacities (WHC) of with peel and without peel bagasse were 4.85±2.91 and 8.04±1.78 g of water/g of bagasse powder, respectively. These two types of bagasse powders at 0% (control), 5%, and 10% (w/w) ratios were enriched to develop cookies. Texture analysis revealed that bagasse with peel enriched cookies were shown optimum hardness compare to the bagasse without peel cookies. According to the sensory evaluation, the 5% bagasse with peel enriched cookies showed the highest overall acceptability than other bagasse enriched cookies but lesser overall acceptability than the control. Collectively, these results suggest that the potential incorporation of sugarcane bagasse (with peel at 5%, w/w) is acceptable in cookies manufacturing.

Bioethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum Bagasse Through Enzymatic Process

Bioethanol is one of renewable energy considered as fuel petroleum substitute. Generally, bioethanol can be obtained from raw material which contain of sugar, starch or lignocelluloses, i.e sorghum. The aim of this study was to obtain the optimum condition of NaOH concentration and cellulase:xylanase enzymes for bioethanol production from sweet sorghum bagasse. Raw material used was sweet sorghum bagasse. The experiment was conducted four stages: 1) characteristics of raw materials; 2) optimization effect of NaOH solution on delignification process, experimental design at this stage was completely randomized design (CRD) with 1 factor; 3) optimization effect of cellulase and xylanase enzymes (1:1% and (2:2%) to bioethanol production on scale of 500 g raw materials, statistical analysis that used in this stage was t-student test; 4) optimization process of bioethanol production on scale of 50 kg raw material. The results showed that the optimum condition to produced bioethanol from sweet sorghum bagasse was addition of 10% NaOH solution at a temperature of 120-130 0C for 20 minutes. Furthermore, the resulted material from delignification was proceesed to saccharification and hydrolysis using xylanase: cellulase with ratio of 1:1. The bioethanol produced was 13.7% from total sweet sorghum bagasse powder used with alcohol content of 82.8%.

Thermal decomposition and combustion characteristics of biomass materials using TG/DTG at different high heating rates and sizes in the air

Thermogravimetric (TGA) analysis was used to study the thermal decomposition and oxidation, combustion characteristics, and kinetics of cotton stalks and sugarcane bagasse powder of various particle sizes under air from room temperature to 1000 °C at heating rates 25, 50, and 75 °C/min. It was observed that all the samples followed a two‐stage reaction mechanism between 200 and 1000 °C clearly indicating regions of volatile oxidation and char combustion during thermal decomposition and oxidation. It was also found that heating rate, particle size, lignocellulosic composition, and gas flow types affect the thermal decomposition mechanism and kinetic parameter values of both materials. The kinetic parameters were determined using simple Distributed Activation Energy Model (DAEM) and three methods of model‐free kinetics. It was found that average activation energy (Eav) for cotton stalks and bagasse for both bulk and different particle sizes ranged between 34–118 kJ/mol and 87–187 kJ/mol, respectively. Results also showed that the values of kinetic parameters obtained from all methods are in a good agreement and can be successfully used to understand the degradation mechanism of solid‐state reaction of these biomass materials. Finally, a comparison between the thermal pyrolysis characteristics of both materials under inert (nitrogen) and air at a heating rate of 10 °C/min is presented and discussed. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 38:e13124, 2019