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    Biomass is organic material from living or recently living organisms. This document discusses biomass as an energy source, describing its history of use and how energy can be derived from burning biomass directly or producing biofuels and biogas. Key types of biomass for energy are wood, agricultural waste, solid waste from landfills. While biomass energy reduces reliance on fossil fuels and emissions, it also carries risks like air and water pollution if not sustainably managed.

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    Biomass To Energy Teofisto

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    Biomass is organic material from living or recently living organisms. This document discusses biomass as an energy source, describing its history of use and how energy can be derived from burning biomass directly or producing biofuels and biogas. Key types of biomass for energy are wood, agricultural waste, solid waste from landfills. While biomass energy reduces reliance on fossil fuels and emissions, it also carries risks like air and water pollution if not sustainably managed.

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    Biomass is organic material from living or recently living organisms. This document discusses biomass as an energy source, describing its history of use and how energy can be derived from burning biomass directly or producing biofuels and biogas. Key types of biomass for energy are wood, agricultural waste, solid waste from landfills. While biomass energy reduces reliance on fossil fuels and emissions, it also carries risks like air and water pollution if not sustainably managed.

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    BIOMASS TO

    ENERGY
    Importance of biomass and energy
    OVERVIEW

    • What is Biomass?
    • History
    • Types of biomass
    • How do we get energy from biomass?
    • Advantages and Disadvantages of biomass energy
    What is Biomass?
    • Biomass is made up of living things. This
    include any plants or animal materials.
    • These biomass materials absorbed a
    chemical energy naturally from the sun.
    • Biomass has energy stored in it from the
    sun.
    • Plants get energy from the sun through a
    process called photosynthesis
    • While animals get their energy indirectly
    from the sun by eating plants
    Biomass has been used as a source of
    energy since man first discovered fire.

    The use of biofuels such as ethanol has


    been around for some time as well.

    - It was used as a lamp fuel in the United


    History States in the 1800s.
    - The first model-T Fords used ethanol for
    fuel until 1908.

    Biomass and biofuels have become


    popular as an alternative to fossil fuels
    such as gasoline.
    • Biomass energy is considered a renewable
    energy source because we can always
    grow more plants and trees.

    1. WOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS


    Most biomass used today is home grown energy. Wood, chips,
    bark and sawdust and agricultural waste products like fruit pits
    and corncobs.

    2. SOLID WASTEBurning trash turns waste into a usable from of


    energy. Though, garbage is not all biomass: some of its energy
    content comes from plastics, which are made from petroleum and
    natural gas.

    3. LANDFILL GAS AND BIOGAS


    Bacteria and fungi eat dead plants and animals, causing them to
    rot or decay. A fungus on a rotting log is converting cellulose to
    sugars to feed itself and then a substance called methane gas is
    produced as the waste decays
    5. ETHANOL
    Is an alcohol fuel made by
    fermenting the sugars and starches
    found in plants and then distilling
    them.

    6. BIODIESEL
    It is a fuel made by chemically reacting alcohol
    with vegetable oils, animal fats, or greases, such
    as recycled restaurant grease.
    HOW DO WE GET POWER FROM BIOMASS?

    BURNING
    METHANE GAS BIOFUELS
    One way to release the energy from
    When biomass rots it produces methane Some crops, like corn and sugar cane, can
    biomass is to burn it. The heat from
    gas. Methane gas can be used to make be converted into a biofuel called
    burning biomass can be used to heat
    natural gas which is a common source of ethanol. Ethanol can be used instead of
    homes or to create steam which can then
    energy. gasoline in many cars. Another type of
    generate electricity.
    biofuel is biodiesel.
    Example of
    methane gas from
    landfills can be
    used to generate
    electricity
    DISADVANTAGES OF
    BIOMASS TO ENERGY

    • Air pollution
    From burning

    • Greenhouse gasses
    Such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

    • Burning trash and waste


    Can release harmful chemicals and gasses into the
    environment

    • Reduces habitats and destroys ecosystem


    Because of the land cleared for growing corn and
    sugarcane and trees
    • The land used for growing
    biomass could be used to grow
    other crops for food

    • WATER POLLUTION
    Growing biomass can use
    fertilizers and other chemicals
    that can cause water pollution
    ADVANTAGES OF
    BIOMASS TO ENERGY
    • BIOMASS IS ALWAYS AND WIDELY AVAILABLE AS A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY

    • IT IS CARBON NEUTRAL

    • IT REDUCES THE OVERRELIANCE OF FOSSIL FUELS

    • IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN FOSSIL FUELS

    • BIOMASS PRODUCTION ADDS A REVENUE SOURCE FOR MANAFACTURERS

    • LESS GARBAGE IN LANDFILLS


    Facts about biomass energy
    • The methane gas from cow manure can be used to create energy.
    • Most of the gasoline sold in the united states contains some ethanol.
    • Garbage is burned for energy as well. This is not only making use of
    trash for energy but reduces the amount of trash that goes into
    landfills.
    • Farmers can create energy from animal manure using tanks called
    digesters. The digesters produce biogas, which can be used to
    generate electricity.
    • Biodiesel is the fastest growing alternative fuel in the united states.
    •THANK YOU!

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