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- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236111005989
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- Subjects
- Poly furfuryl alcohol Cellulosic substrates Alternative fuels Calorific values
- Creators:
- Anandjiwala, RD Kumar, R
- Description
- This paper provides methods for manufacturing
alternative fuels from waste cellulosic substrates reinforced by
poly furfuryl alcohol (PFA). PFA, as a matrix, is obtained from the
condensation polymerization of furfuryl alcohol – a waste of
sugarcane bagasse. The processes provided herein can utilize a
variety of natural cellulosic substrates derived from, for example,
plants such as hemp, ramie, pineapple, abaca but not limited to
these. Forest residues and wood chips can also be used as the
cellulosic substrates. ISO 5660-1 standards were used to compare
the calorific values of the PFA reinforced cellulosic alternative
fuels and the existing fossil fuels especially coal as well as
cellulosic materials. The calorific value of the cellulosic
substrates in any form varies from 5.4 MJ/kg to 16.3 MJ/kg.
Reinforcement of cellulosic substrates with PFA increases the
calorific values in the range of 18.9–25.09 MJ/kg. The authors have
shown by their novel research that PFA based cellulosic fuels
provided herein can be used as effective alternative fuels with
heat release/calorific values comparable to any varieties of
existing coal.
- Description
- Copyright: 2012 Elsevier. This is the post-print
version of the work. The definitive version is published in Fuel,
vol. 93, pp 703-705
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Type
- Article
- Language
- en
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