Slow pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse for the production of char and the potential of its by-product for wood protection

Sugarcane bagasse was pyrolyzed using a laboratory fixed bed reactor to produce char and its by-product (pyrolysis liquid). The pyrolysis experiments were carried out using different temperatures (400°C and 500°C), heating rate (1 °C/min and 10 °C/min), and holding time (30 min and 60 min). Char was characterized according to its thermal properties, while the pyrolysis liquid was tested for its anti-fungal and anti-termite activities. Pyrolysis temperature and heating rate had a significant influence on the char properties and the yield of char and pyrolysis liquid, where a high-quality char and high yield of pyrolysis liquid can be obtained at a temperature of 500°C and a heating rate of 10 °C/min. The yield of char and pyrolysis liquid was 28.97% and 55.46%, respectively. The principal compounds of pyrolysis liquid were water, acetic acid, glycolaldehyde, 1-hydroxy-2-propanone, methanol, formic acid, levoglucosan, furfural, followed by some phenol compounds and guaiacol derivatives. Pyrolysis liquid at a concentration of 0.20% and 0.25% (v/v) caused a 100% inhibition of Coniophora puteana and Trametes versicolor, respectively, when performing inhibition growth tests in Petri dishes. Filter paper treated with 10% of pyrolysis liquid caused 100% of termite mortality, while only 5.65%–7.03% of the treated filter papers consumed by termites at such concentration. Pyrolysis liquid is potentially effective to be used in the formulation of wood protection against fungi and termites.

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Main Authors:	Dellarose, Febrina, Valette, Jérémy, Commandre, Jean-Michel, Fournier, Meriem, Thévenon, Marie-France
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Q70 - Traitement des déchets agricoles, pyrolyse, bagasse, produit de préservation du bois, préservation du bois, carbonisation du bois, propriété antifongique, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_26874, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_776, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8429, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8428, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28044, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_26757,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/597112/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/597112/1/Thevenon_Publication%20JMR_20201202.pdf
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