Part - 2

MAIN BIOMASS CONVERSION ROUTES

 DIRECT COMBUSTION
• Direct combustion is a thermochemical technique in which the
biomass is burned in open air or in the presence of excess air. In
this process, the photosynthetically stored chemical energy of the
biomass will be converted into gases.

• The complete combustion of biomass into ash is called

incineration. This heat energy in the product gases or in the form
of steam can be used for various applications like space heating
or cooling, power generation, process heating in industries or any
other application

• Some processing, such as cleaning, chopping, etc. may be

needed for handling or air pollution avoidance

In a direct combustion system, biomass is

burned in combustor or furnace to generate
hot gas, which is fed into a boiler to generate
steam, which is expanded through a steam
turbine or steam engine to produce
mechanical or electrical energy
DIRECT COMBUSTION
DIRECT COMBUSTION PROCESS
BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESSES
Biomass Combustion
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Equations of Biomass Combustion
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