Browsing Research Publications by Author "Gunarathne, RMDS"

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  • Hot water washing of rice husk for ash removal 
    Bandara, YW; Gamage, HGPP; Gunarathne, RMDS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The improvement of combustion quality of rice husk can be achieved by water washing as pre-treatment. Particle size and temperature are important parameters to consider when washing biomass. Conductivity of the washing ...
  • Optimization of rice straw pretreatment using hot water for energy generation 
    Anjana, MMK; Gunathilake, RANN; Gunarathne, RMDS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Using rice straw for combustion in boilers has been quite effective and productive despite the drawbacks created by the ash content, which causes a range of severe ash related problems upon combustion such as slag ...
  • Optimization of the torrefaction process for rubberwood 
    Supunsala, SDS; Abeysiriwardana, AMSW; Gunarathne, RMDS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Biomass torrefaction is a thermochemical pretreatment process at a temperature range of 200-3000C in an inert environment. Moisture and hemicellulose are released during the process resulting in an energy densified ...