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Straw Availability, Quality, Recovery, and Energy Use of Sugarcane

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Sugarcane straw is destroyed through burning before harvest or left on the ground for decomposition. Sugarcane straw is composed of cellulose (33.30–36.10 %), hemicelluloses (18.40–28.90 %), lignin (25.80–40.70 %), ashes (2.10–11.70 %), and extractives (5.30–11.50 %). Sugarcane straw availability depends on the sugarcane variety and age of harvesting. It can be used for alternative energy production and improvement of soil properties such as soil erosion, moisture content, and soil carbon stock. The biomass of sugarcane straw can be converted into biofuel through pyrolysis. The sugarcane straw has potentiality that could produce textile fibers. Bioelectricity is environmentally friendly produced from sugarcane straw which contributes to economic development.

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  1. Centre for General Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, 43600, Malaysia

    Md. Abul Kalam Azad & Latifah Amin

  2. Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh

    Md. Abul Kalam Azad

  3. Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

    Md. Saiful Islam

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Azad, M.A.K., Islam, M.S., Amin, L. (2014). Straw Availability, Quality, Recovery, and Energy Use of Sugarcane. In: Hakeem, K., Jawaid, M., Rashid, U. (eds) Biomass and Bioenergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07641-6_16

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