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Area of Science:

  • Biomass Pretreatment and Characterization
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Torrefaction pretreatment enhances biomass properties for energy applications.
  • Visible image processing offers potential for real-time analysis of torrefied biomass.
  • Rice husk is a widely available agricultural residue suitable for torrefaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of torrefaction temperature on rice husk properties.
  • To evaluate the correlation between torrefaction temperature and visible image characteristics (RGB, grayscale).
  • To develop prediction models for torrefied rice husk properties using grayscale analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Torrefaction of rice husk at temperatures ranging from 180-330 °C.
  • Characterization of biochar properties: proximate analysis, solid yield (SY), and higher heating values (HHV).
  • Measurement of color values (RGB and grayscale) of torrefied rice husk.
  • Development of prediction equations correlating grayscale values with biomass properties.

Main Results:

  • Increasing torrefaction temperature significantly increased fixed carbon (17.39% to 35.13%) and ash (7.06% to 38.41%), while decreasing volatile matter (71.47% to 22.89%).
  • Solid yield remained high (>46%) due to ash content and lignin.
  • Higher heating values increased from 14.80 to 17.82 MJ/kg with rising torrefaction temperature.
  • Grayscale (GS) values showed a strong correlation (R=0.9998) with torrefaction temperature, changing from yellow to brown to black.
  • Prediction models demonstrated high accuracy (R² > 0.9900) for proximate analysis, HHV, and SY based on GS values.

Conclusions:

  • Torrefaction effectively modifies rice husk properties, enhancing its energy potential.
  • Grayscale analysis of torrefied rice husk color is a highly accurate and promising method for predicting its key properties.
  • This image-based prediction approach offers a viable strategy for online process control in torrefaction.