eprintid: 9021 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/90/21 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:20:57 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:20:57 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:14:05 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Basit, A. creators_name: Akram, M.S. creators_name: Saleem, M. creators_name: Awan, J.A. creators_name: Jaubert, J.-N. title: Characterization and kinetic modeling of the pyrolysis of sugar cane trash ispublished: pub keywords: activation energy; alternative energy; biomass; moisture; pyrolysis; reaction kinetics; sugar cane, Pakistan, Saccharum note: cited By 1 abstract: Sugar cane trash is an agricultural residue that can be used as renewable energy source. In this work, sugar cane trash from Pakistan is characterized using proximate and ultimate analyses. Its decomposition is also investigated in a thermogravimetric analyzer. The kinetic parameters of sugar cane pyrolysis are determined using the iso-conversional method assuming a first order reaction. The results reveal that the sample contains low moisture (8.00), high ash (11.66), low carbon (41.10) and hydrogen (5.64) and its calorific value is 15.30 MJ/kg. The activation energy and frequency factor are 24.4 kJ/mol and 2522.93/min, respectively. © Nova Science Publishers, Inc. date: 2017 publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064078532&partnerID=40&md5=95743dc277f47c53702506a3d0d350dc full_text_status: none publication: International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics volume: 25 number: 1 pagerange: 43-56 refereed: TRUE issn: 1054853X citation: Basit, A. and Akram, M.S. and Saleem, M. and Awan, J.A. and Jaubert, J.-N. (2017) Characterization and kinetic modeling of the pyrolysis of sugar cane trash. International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics, 25 (1). pp. 43-56. ISSN 1054853X