Experimental Evaluation of Sugar Cane Bagasse Storage in Bales System

An experimental evaluation was carried out on three bagasse storage piles with the following characteristics: wet baled raw bagasse, wet baled depithed bagasse and pre-dried baled depithed bagasse. In each of these formerly mentioned alternatives, the storage time influence was analyzed on temperatu...

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Autores: Lois-Correa, J., Flores-Vela, A., Ortega-Grimaldo, D., Berman-Delgado, J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Journal of Applied Research and Technology
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.localhost:article/460
Acceso en línea:https://jart.icat.unam.mx/index.php/jart/article/view/460
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bagasse
depithing
storage
bales system
cellulose
pentosans
lignin
losses
El bagazo
el depithing
el almacenamiento
el sistema de las balas
la celulosa
el pentosans
el lignin
las pérdidas
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Sumario:An experimental evaluation was carried out on three bagasse storage piles with the following characteristics: wet baled raw bagasse, wet baled depithed bagasse and pre-dried baled depithed bagasse. In each of these formerly mentioned alternatives, the storage time influence was analyzed on temperature profile, humidity behavior, granulometry and morphology, with and without mechanical treatment, solubility in hot water, NaOH and alcoholbenzene extractives. In the same way, the behavior of brightness in mechanical pulps produced from stored bagasse was studied. Storage losses were calculated for each alternative on the basis of obtained results and it wasdemonstrated that pre-dried bagasse as compared with wet bagasse storage, yields lower losses and better conservation of its characteristics.