Chemical based thermochemical torrefaction (TT) offers new method to upgrade bagasse.
TT increased the bulk density of bagasse by 335–340 kg/m3.
TT achieved greater charring, aromatisation and storage stability.
TT increased HHVmass by 27% to 22.1 MJ/kg and HHVvolume by 335% to 7.39G J/m3.
TT bagasse exhibited combustion features that are in common with various ranks of coal.