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Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Biofuels: Processes and Techniques

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λ-value:

Relation between the supplied and the stoichiometric needed amount of oxygen.

Biomass:

Material from biological origin excluding material embedded in geological formations and transformed to fossil; this includes living matter and products resulting from it as well as by-products, residues, and wastes.

Combustion:

Complete oxidation of organic material under release of heat.

Gasification:

Reaction with an external fumigator to produce a gaseous energy carrier.

Pyrolytic decomposition:

Thermal destruction of macromolecules biomass consists of (mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin).

Residence time:

Time period within a certain conversion process to get the desired product from the used biofuel.

Thermochemical conversion :

Heat induced conversion of biomass into different secondary energy carriers and/or into useful energy.

Definition of the Subject

The renewable energy source biomass is used since the beginning of human culture. For the major time of human history, it was...

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    Daniel Christ, Marvin Scherzinger, Ulf Neuling & Martin Kaltschmitt

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Christ, D., Scherzinger, M., Neuling, U., Kaltschmitt, M. (2017). Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Biofuels: Processes and Techniques. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1042-1

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