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Biomass

Biomass is a renewable energy source that comes from living organisms. It can be converted into energy through different methods like burning, gasification, and liquefaction by heating the biomass feedstock to certain temperatures with or without oxygen. This produces products that can be used to generate electricity and energy, as long as the biomass is replenished sustainably.

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Biomass

Biomass is a renewable energy source that comes from living organisms. It can be converted into energy through different methods like burning, gasification, and liquefaction by heating the biomass feedstock to certain temperatures with or without oxygen. This produces products that can be used to generate electricity and energy, as long as the biomass is replenished sustainably.

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Biomass one of the renewable energy sources powering up to this modern day.

is organic, meaning it is
made of material that comes from living organisms, such as plants and animals. The most common
biomass materials used for energy are plants, wood, and waste. These are called biomass feedstocks.

Now, where does biomass get its energy from?


Biomass contains energy first derived from the sun: Plants absorb the sun’s energy through
photosynthesis, and convert carbon dioxide and water into nutrients (carbohydrates).

As represented by the different colors below, biomass can transform energy in different methods directly
and indirectly. Biomass can be burned to create heat (direct), converted into electricity (direct), or
processed into biofuel (indirect).

The red region is combustion, before anything is, it must be dried. This chemical process is called
torrefaction. During torrefaction, biomass is heated to about 200° to 320° Celsius, where It loses all
moisture and about 20 percent of its original mass, but retains 90 percent of its energy. The output of
torrefaction is called, briquettes.

Direct Firing and Co-Firing

Most briquettes are burned directly. The steam produced during the firing process powers a turbine,
which turns a generator and produces electricity.

Biomass can also be co-fired, or burned with a fossil fuel. Biomass is most often co-fired in coal plants.
Co-firing eliminates the need for new factories for processing biomass. Reducing the demand for coal

Next the yellow region is for pyrolysis, similarly to torrefaction, during pyrolysis, biomass is heated to
200° to 300° C however this is done without the presence of oxygen. This keeps it from combusting and
causes the biomass to be chemically altered.

Through pyrolysis simultaneously different products can be produced a dark liquid called pyrolysis oil, a
synthetic gas called syngas, and a solid residue called biochar. All of these components can be used for
energy.

Pyrolysis oil can be also called bio-oil or biocrude, is a type of tar. It can be combusted to generate
electricity and is also used as a component in other fuels and plastics.

Syngas can be converted into fuel or methane as a replacement for natural gas

Bio-char, like its name, is a type of charcoal, which is useful in agriculture, by enriching the soil and
preventing pesticides and nutrients into runoff
The blue green region is for gasification. During the gasification process, a biomass feedstock (usually
MSW) is heated to more than 700° C with a controlled amount of oxygen. The molecules break down,
and produce syngas and slag.

Slag is a glassy, molten liquid. It can be used to make cement, or asphalt.

And the last is the blue region, or liquefaction. The process is usually carried out in water or another
suitable solvent at 250–400 °C. The solvent can be water or any other organic solvent that is capable of
dissolving the biomass. The biomass is then converted into bio-oil, biochar, and gases.

Now problems may arise from biomass as an energy source, such as if the feedstock is not replenished
quickly, this may turn into a non-renewable source of energy. Moreover, carbon monoxide and carbon
dioxide are released during the burning of biomass.

However, Biomass is a clean, renewable energy source. Unlike other renewable energy sources, such as
wind or solar, biomass energy is stored within the organism, and can be harvested when it is needed. Its
initial energy comes from the sun, and plants or algae where biomass can regrow in a relatively short
amount of time. As well as, If trees and crops are sustainably farmed, they can offset carbon emissions
when they absorb carbon dioxide through respiration. Finally,

To summarize, biomass is a renewable source that come from organisms that can be changed into
different types of energy mainly by heating the biomass feedstock. Moreover, differences can be
achieved when the certain temperature is attained as well as other controlled variables such as oxygen
and addition of solvent. This produces various products, that ultimately is used for generating electricity
and energy.

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