bagasse
Also known as sugar cane bagasse
thumb|right|250px|Sugarcane bagasse in Hainan, China Bagasse ( ) is the dry pulpy fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane or sorghum stalks to extract their juice. It is used as a biofuel for the production of heat, energy, and electricity, and in the manufacture of pulp and building materials. Agave bagasse is similar, but is the material remnants after extracting blue agave sap.
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Production
- Uses
- Biochar
- Fuel
- Feedstock
- Pulp, paper, board and packaging
- Nanocellulose
- Health impact
- Human consumption
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|right|250px|Sugarcane bagasse in Hainan, China Bagasse ( ) is the dry pulpy fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane or sorghum stalks to extract their juice. It is used as a biofuel for the production of heat, energy, and electricity, and in the manufacture of pulp and building materials. Agave bagasse is similar, but is the material remnants after extracting blue agave sap.
==Etymology==