Thermal processing technologies for biomass conversion to clean fuels

Abstract

Uncertain supplies of oil, climate change and attempts to increase the nation's fossil fuel independence are concerns that have evoked a renewed interest in alternative sources of energy. Biomass is one of the most important of these renewable energy sources. Biomass can be converted to energy in a variety of ways. In the thermochemical conversion technologies, gasification and pyrolysis have attracted compared to combustion, because of high efficiency and high yields. In this paper, we will be discussing substantial techniques and recent progress in combustion, pyrolysis and gasification techniques for the conversion of bioenergy into a effective way of energy, fuel and chemicals.