{"id":87055,"date":"2019-12-05T16:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T10:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12162"},"modified":"2019-12-05T16:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T10:54:28","slug":"india-tests-swedish-technology-to-reduce-stubble-burning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-tests-swedish-technology-to-reduce-stubble-burning\/","title":{"rendered":"India tests Swedish technology to reduce stubble burning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,To find a solution to stubble burning issue,India is testing a Swedish technology torrefaction that can convert rice stubble into \u2018bio-coal\u2019.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The government has funded a pilot project at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute in Mohali (Punjab) with a Swedish company to evaluate the feasibility of the torrefaction technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Torrefaction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Torrefaction is a thermal process to convert biomass into a coal-like material which has better fuel characteristics than the original biomass.<\/li><li>It involves heating up straw, grass, saw mill residue and wood biomass to 250 degrees Celsius to around 350 degrees Celsius.<\/li><li>This changes the elements of the biomass into \u2018coal-like\u2019 pellets.These pellets can then be used for combustion along with coal for industrial applications like steel and cement production<\/li><li>If scaled up, about 65% of the biomass could be converted to energy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/zXyFeex2vGLtx4nW8sLilcG8X6D_gqTY1NCRcuhEwNyWjeBUODN__rWrPspmCcM9ykjyfs1UGi45YerCFN8uWCi_blQyAmkVKgy_RKcRP2wXve7EXLnj6aDMyxdzzr4m7PCkGzKZ\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits of Torrefaction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Torrefaction of biomass results in a high grade biofuel which can be used as a replacement of coal in electricity and heat production.<\/li><li>The torrefied Biomass material has higher calorific value and higher durability.<\/li><li>It has a capacity of converting 150-200 kilograms of paddy straw to bio-coal every hour and reduce CO2 emissions by 95%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Stubble Burning:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stubble Burning is the practice of intentionally setting fire to residues which remains after the harvest of a crop. It is usually done to clear the field quickly for the next season and to burn off weeds and other pests.<\/li><li>Stubble burning is pan-Indian problem. However, it is most acute in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh.<\/li><li>It contributes significantly to air pollution in Delhi-NCR region when in autumn, paddy stubbles are burned to prepare field for wheat cultivation.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:Recently,To find a solution to stubble burning issue,India is testing a Swedish technology torrefaction that can convert rice stubble into \u2018bio-coal\u2019. Facts: The government has funded a pilot project at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute in Mohali (Punjab) with a Swedish company to evaluate the feasibility of the torrefaction technology. 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