Authors
Neeta Das
Abstract
Biomass energy or bioenergy comprises any electric power; or any solid, liquid or gaseous fuel; or any other useful chemical product that is a derivative of an organic matter, be it directly from plant or indirectly from plant-derived commercial, urban, or industrial wastes, agricultural and forestry residues. In recent years, one of the most encouraging renewable energy technology is biomass energy which is increasing attention all over the world. For power generation, biomass is used globally as a bioenergy resource worldwide. In this paper, discuss the biomass, biomass as a renewable energy source, technologies for extracting power from biomass and conversion of biomass into energy. This conversion biomass is broadly divided into four categories which include Agrochemical, Biochemical, Physical and Thermochemical. In which thermochemical contain the extracting methods such as pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion to methane, combustion, liquefaction, and gasification. Keywords: Biomass Energy, Gasification, Combustion
Introduction
Biomass is a biological material which is a renewable energy source as the energy comes from the sun and these biological material come from living or recently living organisms such as alcohol fuels, waste, wood, and gas (hydrogen). A wide variety of raw materials is derived from the bioenergy and formed in a number of ways. Biomass is produced by the wide range of potential feedstock’s and a number of technologies and also process them and it is also considered as the combination of much different feedstock and technology. In this sense, it uses the different terms for a different end such as transportation or electric power. Electricity generated and heat produced by growing the plant that is the part of biomass. While still alive, the plant can also be generated the electricity that is included in the living biomass. Biomass is still used in which incineration included that have forest residues (dead trees, tree stumps, and branches), yard clippings, wood chips, and garbage are frequently used. Biomass also includes plants and animals that are used for the production of chemicals or fibers and biodegradable wastes that can be used for burning as fuel. Fossil fuels are an organic material that transforms and excludes by the geological process into substances such as petroleum or coal. In the world, biomass as an important force component that is derived the development of products for economic development (Sriram and Shahidehpour, 2005; Kurchania, 2012; PIECH 117).
Through photosynthesis, the renewable organic matter has derived the biomass that is generated by plants. Biochemical “building blocks” of biomass is formed by combining the plants to carbon dioxide from air and water from the ground, in order to form carbohydrates during photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is derived from the solar energy, which is stored in the chemical bonds of the carbohydrates and other molecules contained within the biomass. Biomass has some advantages that follows:
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