Characterization of Three Sugarcane Varieties as Agro-Residue for Bioenergy Use in the Ecuadorian Andes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Plant Morphology
2.3. Moisture Determination and Sample Preparation
2.4. Higher Heating Value
2.5. Thermogravimetric and Proximal Analysis
2.6. Elemental Analysis
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Residue Production Yields
3.3. Moisture Content
3.4. Higher Heat Value
3.5. Elemental Composition of Sugarcane Bagasse
3.6. Proximal Composition of Bagasse
3.7. Structural Composition of Sugarcane Bagasse
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Variety | ||
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CB 40-69 (n = 30) | CC 85-92 (n = 30) | PR 980 (n = 30) | |
BL—base width (cm) * | 3.70 ± 0.38 b | 4.80 ± 0.12 a | 3.89 ± 0.65 b |
BL—medium width (cm) * | 5.42 ± 0.51 b | 4.49 ± 0.14 c | 7.04 ± 0.66 a |
BL—tip width (cm) ** | 1.40 ± 0.80 c | 2.39 ± 0.39 b | 3.45 ± 1.69 a |
BL—length width (m) | 1.51 ± 0.20 a | 1.20 ± 0.08 c | 1.32 ± 0.09 b |
ML—base width (cm) * | 3.67 ± 0.44 b | 4.81 ± 0.12 a | 3.76 ± 0.79 b |
ML—medium width (cm) * | 5.46 ± 0.47 b | 4.51 ± 0.22 c | 6.94 ± 0.70 a |
ML—tip width (cm) ** | 1.39 ± 0.25 c | 2.38 ± 0.43 b | 3.35 ± 1.63 a |
ML—length (m) | 1.52 ± 0.20 a | 1.19 ± 0.04 c | 1.32 ± 0.08 b |
HL—base width (cm) * | 3.73 ± 0.40 b | 4.78 ± 0.12 a | 3.71 ± 0.66 b |
HL—medium width (cm) | 5.46 ± 0.42 b | 4.53 ± 0.21 c | 7.00 ± 0.73 a |
HL—tip width (cm) | 1.38 ± 0.16 c | 2.38 ± 0.60 b | 3.22 ± 1.51 a |
HL—length (m) | 1.51 ± 0.09 a | 1.28 ± 0.29 b | 1.30 ± 0.09 b |
Number of leaves | 36.57 ± 1.89 a | 31.93 ± 3.82 b | 31.43 ± 4.51 b |
Stem base diameter (mm) * | 38.81 ± 5.92 a | 28.32 ± 5.88 b | 30.69 ± 3.20 b |
Stem medium diameter (mm) * | 37.05 ± 3.77 a | 26.20 ± 5.65 c | 31.02 ± 3.38 b |
Stem high diameter (mm) * | 35.04 ± 2.70 a | 23.23 ± 5.67 c | 29.38 ± 3.35 b |
Stem length (m) | 2.75 ± 0.22 a | 2.30 ± 0.24 b | 2.60 ± 0.35 a |
Element | PR 980 | CC 85-92 | CB 40-69 |
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N (%) | 0.23 ± 0.02 a | 0.21 ± 0.06 a | 0.45 ± 0.19 a |
C (%) | 44.38 ± 0.89 a | 44.79 ± 0.60 a | 42.17 ± 1,24 b |
H (%) | 8.85 ± 0.92 a | 9.40 ± 1.50 a | 7.96 ± 0.12 a |
S (%) | 0.23 ± 0.09 b | 0.17 ± 0.01 b | 0.43 ± 0.03 a |
C:N | 193.60 ± 12.82 a | 220.00 ± 59.10 a | 106.49 ± 44.47 a |
Variety | PR 980 | CC 85-92 | CB 40-69 |
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Moisture (%) | 5.20 ± 0.27 ab | 4.63 ± 0.28 b | 5.81 ± 0.37 a |
Volatiles (%) | 78.62 ± 0.27 a | 80.35 ± 1.04 a | 82.68 ± 3.11 a |
Fixed carbon (%) | 14.57 ± 0.53 a | 14.82 ± 0.67 a | 12.76 ± 2.10 a |
Ashes (%) | 7.74 ± 0.56 a | 5.44 ± 0.35 b | 5.43 ± 0.25 b |
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García-Montoya, J.; Quinteros, O.; Chimbo-Yépez, G.; Álvarez, L.; Velázquez-Martí, B. Characterization of Three Sugarcane Varieties as Agro-Residue for Bioenergy Use in the Ecuadorian Andes. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2967. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122967
García-Montoya J, Quinteros O, Chimbo-Yépez G, Álvarez L, Velázquez-Martí B. Characterization of Three Sugarcane Varieties as Agro-Residue for Bioenergy Use in the Ecuadorian Andes. Agronomy. 2023; 13(12):2967. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122967
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcía-Montoya, Juan, Omar Quinteros, Gabriel Chimbo-Yépez, Luis Álvarez, and Borja Velázquez-Martí. 2023. "Characterization of Three Sugarcane Varieties as Agro-Residue for Bioenergy Use in the Ecuadorian Andes" Agronomy 13, no. 12: 2967. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122967