Title :
Thermochemical technologies for biomass energy
Author :
Brown, Robert C.
Author_Institution :
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
Abstract :
Biomass is a renewable resource that can be used for the production of a variety of products currently produced from fossil fuel resources. The concept of "biorefinery" has been introduced as a means of coproducing electric power and commodity chemicals or fuels. This work describes how thermochemical technologies, including combustion, gasification, and pyrolysis, will play important roles in the development of biorefineries.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; chemical energy conversion; combustion; electric power generation; fossil fuels; pyrolysis; biomass energy; biorefinery; combustion; electric power production; fossil fuel resources; gasification; pyrolysis; renewable resource; thermochemical technologies; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Chemical processes; Combustion; Fuels; Gases; Heating; Hydrocarbons; Production; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8465-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2004.1373152
