Bagasse gasification technologies for electricity production in the sugar industry
| MSI00P3496 | |
| Kong Win Chang, K. T. K. F. Lau Ah Wing, A. F. Wong Sak Hoi, L. | |
| Bagasse gasification technologies for electricity production in the sugar industry | |
| Periodical article | |
| 1999 | |
| Proc. S. Afr. Sug. Technol. Ass. | |
| 73: 247-250 | |
| Also published in Zuckerind. 125 (10): 783-786, 2000 | |
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| En De Fr Es | |
| The energy potential of the cane sugar industry using the conventional steam cycle is considered in comparison to that using bagasse gasification technology. The conventional steam cycle using condensing turbo-generator sets has a potential of producing annual exportable electricity of only 115 kWh/t cane compared to 275 kWh/t cane with the biomass integrated gasification-gas turbine technology (BIG-GT). With the latter, if all thebagasse is gasified, Mauritius and South Africa have the potential of exporting respectively 1,600 GWh and 5,900 GWh of electricity annually over and above meeting energy needs of the sugar factories. In addition, if the trash is also gasified, it is estimated that the Mauritian sugar industry could export a total of 2,050 GWh of electricity annually. Technical problems are involved in integrating gasification technologies into the cane sugar factories. Reference is hence made to the Brazilian project on the biomass power generation: sugar cane bagasse and trash. The flow diagrams of the two modes of operation being considered for the BIG-GT integration with a typical factory are given. | |
| Sugarcane byproducts Energy Bagasse gasification Bagasse Biomass integrated gasification-gas turbine technology BIG-GT Sugarcane trash Electricity | |
| Mauritius | |
| Cane sugar manufacture | |
| Energy | |
| 2000-11-13 | |
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