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ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages 556-563Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2018.1520339
Keywords
Bioenergy; biomass; Euphorbia tortilis; E. trigona; E. vajravelui
Funding
- Plan Project, Government of Kerala, India [P 131/JNTBGRI]
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Bioenergy constituents of three Euphorbia species viz., Euphorbia vajravelui, E. tortilis, and E. trigona, were evaluated. These Euphorbia species showed moisture (79.5-91.9%), ash (4.06-6.80%), latex (0.08-0.26 g), oil (5.45-5.59%), polyphenol (3.12-8.39%), hydrocarbon (0.28-0.41%), carbon (42.40-44.5%), hydrogen (6.22-8.40%) contents and gross heat values (17.51-18.71 MJ/kg) comparable to other reported Euphorbia plants, energy crops and biomass sources. Thermal analyses (TG/DTG, DTA, DSC) produced comparable results. Trace elements such as Fe, Mg, K, Ca, P, Zn, Mn, Ba, Sr, Cu, Sc, and As were detected in these Euphorbia specimens. This study reveals the biomass/bioenergy potentials of these three Euphorbia species from Western Ghats, India.
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