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

Abstract:

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.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 241-244)
• Pages: 204-207
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.241-244.204
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Nongnaphat Khosavithitkul, Kenneth J. Haller, Nares Chuersuwan, Thananchai Wannasook
• Keywords: Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Residue Combustion, Thailand Northeastern Region

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