Question

Which of the following plants waste is used to generate electricity?

• A. Allamanda
• B. Sugar cane
• C. Golden shower tree
• D. Katampu

Answer 1

The correct option is B Sugar cane

• The by-product from the crushing of sugarcane, bagasse (dry pulpy fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane) is recycled and used as boiler fuel in the sugar mills.
• It is burned at temperatures of up to 400-800 ºC to produce steam, which is either used as heat for the milling process or to drive turbines that generate electricity.