How to Generate Electricity From Biomass

In this article we will learn about how to generate Electricity from biomass. we will know that how to generate biomass energy and after that how it convert into electrical energy. we stuy about the chamical conmposion of biomass.we will do complete study about thermo chemical conversion . 

How to generate electricity form biomass
How to generate electricity form biomass

How to Generate Electricity From Biomass

From this topic we will that how to generate electrical energy from biomass or biogas. we know aboout coversion of heat energy in electrical energy.

Introduction Of How To Henerate Electricity From Biomass

Bioenergy (or biomass energy) can be defined as the energy extracted from biomass for conversion into a useful form for commercial heat, electricity and transportation fuel applications. The simplest route to biomass energy conversion is by combustion to generate heat. The high-temperature heat can be further converted into work through heat engines. Other biomass conversion routes are illustrated. Combustion is a thermo chemical process, as is the gasification. Gasification converts the biomass into a gaseous fuel. Liquefaction produces a liquid fuel. Another route of biomass energy conversion is biochemical. In this case, the fermentation process (anaerobic or aerobic digestion) can lead to biogas, alcohol, and hydrogen generation. In addition, the phototrophic organisms can eventually produce hydrogen.

Because energy crop fuel contains almost no sulphur and has significantly less nitrogen than fossil fuels (reductions in pollutants causing acid rain (SO2) and smog (NOx) its use will improve the air quality. N additional environmental benefit is in water quality, as the crop fuel contains less mercury than coal or even none. In addition, energy crop farms using environmentally proactive designs will create water quality filtration zones, up taking and sequestering, such as phosphorus from soils that leach into water bodies.By this introduction we can understand that how to generate electricity from biomass. First we got biogas and after that it convert in heat energy. Heat energy convert into electrical energy.

Biomass Energy
Biomass Energy

Biomass generates about the same amount of CO2 as do fossil fuel (when burned), but from a chemical balance point of view, energy time a new plant grows, CO2 is actually removed from the atmosphere. The net emission of CO2 will be zero as long as plants continue to be replenished for biomass energy energy purposes. If the biomass is converted through gasification or pyrolysis, the net balance can even result in removal of CO2. Energy crops such as fast growing trees and grasses are called biomass feedstock. The use of biomass feedstrocks can help increase profits for the agricultural industry.

Chemical Composition Of Biomass Energy

Biomass is carbon based and is composed of a mixture of organic molecules containing hydrogen, usually including atoms of oxygen, often nitrogen also and small quantities of other atoms, including alkali, alkaline earth and heavy metals. These metals are often found in functional molecules such as the porphyrins, which include chlorophyll, which contains magnesium. chemical composition of biomass are also provide essential information to understand that how to generate electricity form biomass.

Biomass Plant
Biomass Plant

Thermo Chemical Conversion

Conversion of plant waste biomass into useful form of energy is called thermo-chemical conversion process. It is a process to decompose biomass with various combinations of temperature and pressures. This process does not necessarily produce useful energy directly, but controlled temperature and oxygen condition are used to convert the original biomass feedstock into more convenient form of energy carrier such as producer gas, oils or methanol.

Electricity generation from biomass
Electricity generation from biomass

Various thermo-chemical conversion processes are described below.Thermal chemical conversion system descrive about how to generate electricty from biomass.

  • Pyroylsis   

Pyroylsis is used for production of various gaseous, liquid and solid fuels from biomass. Biomass is heated in absence of oxygen or partially combusted in a limited oxygen supply, to produce a hydrocarbon rich in gas mixture (H2, CO2, COCH4 and lower hydrocarbons), oil like liquid and a carbon rich solid residue (charcoal). The bio fuel produced can easily be transported and refined into a series of products similar to refining crude oil.

Pyroylsis   
Pyroylsis

There is no waste product in pyrolysis process and the conversion efficiency is high (82%) depending upon the feedstock used, the process temperature in reactor and the fuel air ratio during combustion. 

  •  Liquefaction

Feedstock is rapidly heated at low temperatures to maximize liquid yields. The vapors’ form the gas that are produced by feedstock are condensed and separated into two phase liquid. First phase is the aqueous phase which contains a soup of water soluble organic material like acetic acid, acetone and methanol and the second phase is non-aqueous phase which consists of oils and tars. These crude products are first upgraded to more premium fuels by conventional refining techniques and then burnt to extract energy profitably. from above we can know that how to generate electricity from biomass.

Liquefaction
Liquefaction

hence from above article we can understand that how to generate electricity from the biomass. If you will find any incorrect in above article you must comment box.