Effect of depithing on the safety and environmental aspects of bagasse stockpiling


Autoria(s): Rainey, Thomas J.; O'Hara, Ian M.; Mann, Anthony; Bakir, Hakan; Plaza, Floren
Data(s)

08/10/2012

Resumo

Large scale sugarcane bagasse storage in uncovered stockpiles has the potential to result in adverse impacts on the environment and surrounding communities through hazards associated with nuisance dust, groundwater seepage, spontaneous combustion and generation of contaminated leachates. Managing these hazards will assist in improved health and safety outcomes for factory staff and reduced potential environmental impacts on surrounding communities. Removal of the smaller fibres (pith) from bagasse prior to stockpiling reduced the dust number of bagasse by 50% and modelling suggests peak ground level PM10 dust emissions would reduce by 70%. Depithed bagasse has much lower water holding capacity (~43%) than whole bagasse. This experimental and modelling study investigated the physical properties of depithed and whole bagasse. Dust dispersion modelling was undertaken to determine the likely effects associated with storage of whole and depithed sugarcane bagasse.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/57892/

Publicador

Institution of Chemical Engineers

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/57892/1/57892.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.psep.2012.09.002

Rainey, Thomas J., O'Hara, Ian M., Mann, Anthony, Bakir, Hakan, & Plaza, Floren (2012) Effect of depithing on the safety and environmental aspects of bagasse stockpiling. Process Safety and Environmental Protection.

Direitos

Copyright 2012 Elsevier

Fonte

School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering; Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #090400 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING #Depithing #Bagasse #Dust #Effluent
Tipo

Journal Article