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Examination of the thermal properties of municipal solid waste and the scalability of its pyrolysis

Bradfield, Frances Louise (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concerns surrounding the world’s current dependence on quickly depleting fossil fuels and their negative environmental impacts have brought about much research into renewable and sustainable energy sources. ...

Techno-economic study for sugarcane bagasse to liquid biofuels in South Africa : a comparison between biological and thermochemical process routes

Leibbrandt, Nadia H.

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A techno-economic feasibility study was performed to compare biological and thermochemical process routes for production of liquid biofuels from sugarcane bagasse in South Africa using process modelling. ...

Pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse

Hugo, Thomas Johannes (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The world’s depleting fossil fuels and increasing greenhouse gas emissions have given rise to much research into renewable and cleaner energy. Biomass is unique in providing the only renewable source ...

Comparisons of the technical, financial risk and life cycle assessments of various processing options of sugercane bagasse to biofuels in South Africa

Petersen, Abdul Muhaymin (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Through many years of research, a number of production schemes have been developed for converting lignocellulosic biomass into transport fuels. These technologies have been assessed through a number of ...

Evaluation of different process designs for biobutanol production from sugarcane molasses

Van der Merwe, Abraham Blignault (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recently, improved technologies have been developed for the biobutanol fermentation process: higher butanol concentrations and productivities are achieved during fermentation, and separation and ...

Pyrolysis of Eucalyptus grandis

Joubert, Jan-Erns (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent times, governments around the world have placed increasing focus on cleaner technologies and sustainable methods of power generation in an attempt to move away from fossil fuel derived power, ...