Potential Utilization of Solid Waste (Bagasse Ash)

V. S. Aigbodion, S. B. Hassan, T. Ause, G.B. Nyior

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria..

DOI: 10.4236/jmmce.2010.91006                

Abstract

Utilization of industrial and agricultural waste products in the industry has been the focus of research for economical, environmental, and technical reasons. Sugar-cane bagasse is a fibrous waste-product of the sugar refining industry, along with ethanol vapor. This waste-product is already causing serious environmental pollution which calls for urgent ways of handling the waste. In this paper, Bagasse ash has been chemically and physically characterized, in order to evaluate the possibility of their use in the industry. X-ray diffractometry determination of composition and presence of crystalline material, scanning electron microscopy/EDAX examination of morphology of particles, as well as physical properties and refractoriness of bagasse ash has been studied.

Keywords

Density; microstructure; particle size; refractoriness

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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