Keywords
biomass, sugar beet pulp, XPS, fuel
Abstract
Determining the chemical structure and composition of biomass fuels using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XPS can provide fundamental knowledge of their structures that is useful in understanding and predicting their combustion behavior. Sugar beet pulp is an example of an agricultural residue byproduct of food and feed production of potential interest for biomass combustion. The XPS spectra of sugar beet pulp provide both its elemental composition and indications of its bonding. Traditional fuel analyses of this fuel are also provided. These include: ultimate analysis — the elemental composition of the overall fuel C, H, N, S, and O; chlorine analysis — reported here as part of the ultimate analysis but formally a separate procedure; proximate analysis — the proximate composition of the fuel moisture, fixed carbon, volatiles, and ash; heating value — the specific heat of combustion. These data are summarized with the XPS spectra.
Original Publication Citation
Jiang, G., Husseini, G. A., Baxter, L. L., & Linford, M. R. (2005). Analysis of sugar beet pulp by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Surface Science Spectra, 11(1): 105-111.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Jiang, Guilin; Husseini, Ghaleb A.; Baxter, Larry Lin; and Linford, Matthew R., "Analysis of Sugar Beet Pulp by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy" (2005). Faculty Publications. 1737.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1737
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2005-12-30
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3677
Publisher
American Vacuum Society
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Chemical Engineering
Copyright Status
This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Surface Science Spectra, 11(1) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/11.20040803
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