Energy conversion of biomass in coping with global warming
- National Inst. for Resources and Environment, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
The main purpose of the present paper is to propose energy conversion technologies of biomass in coping with global warming. Among thermochemical conversion, liquid fuel production by high pressure process is mainly introduced. Biomass is a term used to describe materials of biological origin, either purpose-grown or arising as by-products, residues or wastes from forestry, agriculture and food processing. Such biomass is a renewable energy sources dependent on solar energy. Through photosynthesis, plants converts carbon dioxide into organic materials used in their growth. Energy can be recovered from the plant materials by several processes, the simplest way is burning in air. As far as biomass is used in this way, there is no atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide making no effect on the Greenhouse Effect, provided that the cycle of regrowth and burning is sustained.
- Research Organization:
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States). Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
- OSTI ID:
- 249760
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930285-; ON: DE96008736; TRN: 96:002765-0026
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. US/Japan workshop on global change research: environmental response technologies, Honolulu, HI (United States), 1-3 Feb 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of A report from the second US/Japan workshop on global change research: Environmental response technologies (mitigation and adaptation). United States-Japan Science and Technology Agreement; Edgerton, S. [comp.] [National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States). Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences]; Mizuno, Tateki [comp.] [National Inst. for Resources and Environment, MITI (Japan)]; PB: 358 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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