Bagasse
Definition
The dry, pulpy, fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane, sorghum, or agave stalks to extract their juice. It is extensively used as an eco-friendly biofuel for generating heat and electricity, as well as a raw material in pulp, paper, and sustainable construction board manufacturing.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Bagasse
- Sugarcane pulp
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, structurally used in singular form within industrial and technical contexts. |
| Formation | Neologistic borrowing from French 'bagasse', historically tracing back to manufacturing residues. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ba.ˈɡa.sə] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Agricultural Waste, Green Energy, and Chemical Engineering Protocols |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Fabrica de zahăr își asigură întreaga energie electrică prin arderea cantităților de bagasă rămase din producție.
EN: The sugar factory secures its entire electricity by burning the amounts of bagasse remaining from production.
RO: Cercetătorii au creat un nou tip de ambalaj biodegradabil folosind exclusiv fibre din bagasă presată.
EN: Researchers created a new type of biodegradable packaging using exclusively pressed bagasse fibers.
RO: O tonă de tulpini de trestie zdrobite lasă în urmă o cantitate considerabilă de bagasă umedă.
EN: A ton of crushed sugarcane stalks leaves behind a considerable amount of wet bagasse.
Idioms & Phrases
Bagasă de trestie / Sugarcane bagasse / cane residue
RO: Reziduul principal din industria zahărului, exploatat masiv pentru obținerea celulozei albe destinate papetăriei.
EN: The main residue of the sugar industry, heavily exploited for obtaining white cellulose intended for stationery.
Biocombustibil din bagasă / Bagasse biofuel / green biomass energy
RO: Energie regenerabilă obținută prin cogenerare în cazanele industriale alimentate cu resturi vegetale uscate.
EN: Renewable energy obtained through cogeneration in industrial boilers fed with dried vegetal waste.
Placă din bagasă / Bagasse particle board / ecological fiberboard
RO: Panou structural de construcție realizat din fibre aglomerate și rășini, folosit ca înlocuitor ecologic pentru lemn.
EN: A structural construction panel made of agglommerated fibers and resins, used as an ecological substitute for wood.
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