Method for moving high tonnage biomass from field to furnace

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Agric. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5701598

Clayton, J E; Eiland, B R

Sugar cane harvesting and transport equipment can be used for harvesting frozen sugar cane or alternate crops for biomass after the harvest for sugar production is completed. Use of a rotary rake for preparing windrows of sugarcane residue and use of a forage harvester and a sound baler for recovering the material is satisfactory. The field residue contained high amounts of sulfur and ash, which may cause pollution problems. Material baled with a round baler had twice the bulk density of forage chopped material. A hay crumper reduced the drying time of residue windrows so that the residue could be collected before the ratoon crop sprouted, thus avoiding crop damage by the equipment.

• OSTI ID: 5701598
• Journal Information: Agric. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 65:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
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MATERIALS HANDLING
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BULK DENSITY
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