Studies on thermal degradation of crop residues for kinetics, bio-polymeric transitions and value added products

The objective of the project is to study the thermal degradation kinetics of selected biomaterials during biomass gasification. It also aims to analyze, model, and validate at laboratory scale the time dependent thermal degradation processes in terms of temperature, biomaterial parameters, and the process output. Under this project, the process conditions for generation and extraction of different gaseous & residual substances from the crop residues will be properly defined and established. Science of physio-chemical transformation will be studied in-depth on interactions of temperature, time, environment and heating rate. The mechanisms of attaining the special characteristics in end products due to different thermal degradation processes will be established. The basic research concept is that each biomass behaves differently with thermal stresses in degradation process. High valued products are obtainable using the thermal treatment of biomass.