Laboratory Measurement of CO2 Emissions from Agricultural Waste Burning in Northeastern Thailand

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 241-244; pp. 204 - 207
• Main Authors: Khosavithitkul, Nongnaphat, Wannasook, Thananchai, Haller, Kenneth J., Chuersuwan, Nares
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Greenhouse Gas (GHG); Residue Combustion; Thailand Northeastern Region
• ISBN: 9783037855461; 3037855460
• ISSN: 1660-9336; 1662-7482; 1662-7482
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.241-244.204

One hundred and thirty-seven samples of agricultural residue were taken from the study area of forty subdistricts in twenty districts of ten provines in the Northeastern region of Thailand. The samples were analyzed for major physical and chemical properties and subjected to simulated burning. Rice straw had the highest dry weight and bagasse the lowest. Bagasse had the highest moisture content and the highest carbon content. Results from simulated burning found that sugarcane leaf emitted more CO2 than the other residues. Weight loss on combustion was in the range of 75-92 %, and the simulated burn of agricultural residues showed CO2 emission values at 67% of the IPCC values.