Bagasse is a fiber by-product that remains after sugarcane stacks have been crashed to extract their juice. The word bagasse is a Spanish word that means leftovers or rubbish or trash. In many developed countries, sugarcane bagasse is not just left to lie idle. Instead, it is seen as an important source of energy. The good thing about bagasse is that is produces clean charcoal that is not harmful to the environment. The big question is, what are the uses of sugarcane bagasse? In this article, we are going to tell you various sugarcane waste uses specifically in making charcoal.
Uses of Sugarcane Bagasse- Making charcoal
One of the main uses is to produce charcoal by the sugarcane bagasse charcoal making equipment. Modern technology has now made it possible for sugarcane bagasse to be converted to charcoal, which is an important source of energy. However the big question is how is sugarcane bagasse converted to charcoal? Below is a step by step process on how the process is conducted.
1. Sugarcane bagasse collection
To make charcoal from sugarcane bagasse, the first thing that needs to be done is collecting the bagasse and putting them in one central location. After sugarcane has been crushed the leftovers (bagasse) are stored in one central location where they are left to dry. To produce sufficient amount of sugarcane charcoal , you must ensure that you have sufficient amount of bagasse. The machine can be also used as straw charcoal machine.
2. Drying of the bagasse
Once sufficient amount of sugarcane bagasse has been collection and stored in one central location they are left there to dry. The drying process is done in order to reduce moisture content from 50% to about less than 18% before being carbonized. The time taken to dry the sugarcane bagasse varies depending on the moisture content that you want to achieve. The method used to dry will also determine the amount of time it will take to reduce moisture content to the preferred amount. Drying the bagasse before carbonization is very important because it helps to reduce time and cost of energy needed during carbonization process.
3. Carbonization process
Carbonization is the process of converting organic waste (bagasse) to carbon or carbon containing residues through the process known as destructive distillation or pyrolysis. It is the most important step in the process because it is actually the stage where organic substance are converted to charcoal. Appropriate biomass carbonization machine of Beston (Henan) Machinery Co, Ltd. is normally used to convert bagasse to charcoal. After the bagasse has been well carbonized, a briquette machine is used to form charcoal briquettes. Charcoal briquette made from bagasse has the following advantages. First, they are environmental friendly because the carbonization process occurs in a sealed furnace. In addition to that, they have high energy content because they have high carbon content. Lastly they are clean (produce no smoke).
4. Cooling
The final process of converting sugarcane bagasse to charcoal is giving briquettes time to cool before using them. This process is very important process in charcoal making process. The time taken on cooling process usually varies depending on various factors such as the method used to cool the charcoal. More about the machine: https://www.bestongroup.com/sewage-sludge-treatment-plant/.