Pyrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse

Abstract

Energy is the economy back bone. Nowadays the demand for cheap and clean energy has become the major and most priority of every country looking to develop while maintaining its environment. Energy demand is increasing continuously due to rapid growth in population and industrialization development. The major energy demand is provided from fossil fuel sources. There are increasing environmental problems associated with the current use of fossil fuels. The potential for biomass to supply much larger amounts of useful energy with reduced environmental impacts compared to fossil fuels is the aim of this study. In this experimental study the slow pyrolysis of sugar cane bagasse process was discussed, two samples have been provided, first sample from Kenana bagasse, and the second sample from White Nile bagasse.One of the products from the slow pyrolysis process was bio-oil, it has been found from the laboratory analysis of the bio-oil that the calorific value is quite high with compare to the previous covered studies, which prove that bio-oil would be an environmentally friendly alternative that can be used for transportation and different industrial sectors.