From Trash to Gas: Biomass - Investagation

Biomass Fuel types.

Name: Agricultural crops and wood fuels.

Definition:

Agricultural crops:  are plants that are grown or intentionally managed by man for some purpose.

Wood Fuels: Wood fuel is the largest use of energy derived from a solid fuel biomass.

Research:

Agricultural crops: Agricultural crops are just like straws with bark.

Wood Fuel: Using wood as a renewable source of energy has the potential to deliver considerable social and economic benefits as well as mitigate climate change. 

Uses: 

Agricultural crops: provides most of the world's food and fabrics.

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Name: Animal waste.

Definition:

Animal waste is mostly known as animal manure. But also animal waste can be considered as hay, straw and wood shavings.

Research:

Animal waste has an affect on the earth because it is a huge source of pollution.

Uses: 

Cow manure is the resource to generate renewable energy. The manure is collected and heated, creating the natural byproduct of methane gas. 

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Name: Bio gas

Definition: 
Gaseous fuel, especially methane, produced by the fermentation of organic matter.

Research:

Bio gas is the mixture of gases without oxygen.

Uses:
Bio gases a renewable energy source.

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Name: Bio fuels

Definition:

 A fuel derived immediately from living matter.

Research:

Bio fuels can also include solid fuels like wood pellets and bio gas or syn gas. There are two main types of bio fuels. Ethanol and bio diesel. 

Uses:

It can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form but it is usually used as a diesel.

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