Turning Solid Into Gas With Biomass Conversion Biomass energy
has the world excited about the possibility of getting energy
using natural forces. For many years people have been concerned
about the depletion of fossil fuels which all depend on for so
many things. Driving one's car, turning on the gas furnace, and
many other operations have depended on these fuels through the
years. Biomass is looked on as the answer to this problem. There
has just been one problem and that is Biomass Conversion.
Biomass, which is formed by solar energy and green plants ends
up in solid form. Municipal waste and other things that also
convert into Biomass are in solid form. This makes their
movement and conversion to other types of energy difficult. Two
ways now being researched to make this change are fermentation
and pyrolysis. Ethanol and methane gases are now produced this
way. For Ethanol the biomass starch is pulverized and yeast
added to form the gas. There are over a billion gallons produced
each year using this method