Abstract
Conversion of industrial waste materials to valuable resources would essentially take part in an ecologically sustainable future. There are still large amounts of undervalued biomass wastes generated from a diverse range of industries that are disposed in landfields. They have potential to produce valuable materials and fuels, such as charcoal, bio-oils and bio-gas through thermal upgrading. In order to enhance the efficiency of the thermal upgrading process, comprehensive characterisation of the raw biomass materials is essential. We have developed a novel thermal characterisation method that utilises computer aided thermal analysis incorporated with a gas analyser. The method was applied on two biomass materials, wood sawdust and bagasse. The paper discusses the results obtained with the novel thermal characterisation technique.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Green Processing 2006 - 3rd International Conference on the Sustainable Processing of Minerals |
Place of Publication | Carlton, VIC |
Publisher | Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
Pages | 185-188 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 1920806458, 9781920806453 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | Green Processing 2006 - 3rd International Conference on the Sustainable Processing of Minerals - Newcastle, NSW, Australia Duration: 5 Jun 2006 → 6 Jun 2006 |
Other
Other | Green Processing 2006 - 3rd International Conference on the Sustainable Processing of Minerals |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Newcastle, NSW |
Period | 5/06/06 → 6/06/06 |