HELLO now i will tell you about the role I play in biomass fuels and how biomass fuels can be developed and used as an energy source.

you know the electricity that you need in your everyday life?

I CAN HELP TO GENERATE IT AND SAVE YOUR MONEY!

all you need to know is BIOMASS.

So, do you know what is biomass?

Basically, biomass is
-organic material made from plants and animals
- and it contains stored energy from the sun

It is a renewable source because we can grow more trees and crops, thus waste will always exist!

Examples of biomass are wood, crops, manure! and garbage.

stinking pile of shits and whatnot you may say, but NONONO, never ever estimate those stuff.

Now, I will tell you briefly about the various sources of biomass.


Firstly, there's the wood from the trees! Many manufacturing plants in the paper industry use wood waste to produce electricity. This method is cheaper as they do not have to dispose their waste product and buy as much electricity. Isnt this so environmentally friendly?

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Secondly, there's MSW (Municipal Solid Waste)
Examples of MSW are food scraps, leaves and trash produced by organisms.
To use MSW as an energy source, there are 2 methods.
1. to burn them in waste-to-energy plants
2. capturing biogas.

After burning them in waste-to-energy plants, steam is produced and it can be used to generate electricity.

Certain landfills have a type of system which is able to collect the methane gas produced, so that it can be used as a fuel source.

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Next, there's "biofuels" - ethanol and diesel.

Although ethanol and diesel are more expensive, they are cleaner burning fuels, and thus more environmentally friendly, which is what we want in order to save our Mother Earth!

so isn't it worthwhile to spend a little more money but save the earth?



Ethanol is an alcohol fuel made from the sugars found in grains, eg corn, wheat, rice, sugar cane etc.

Biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils, fats or greases. They can be used in diesel engines without changing them. It is safe, biodegradable and reduces the emissions of most air pollutants.


There are many ways to produce biomass fuels, such as
- combustion
-distillation
- gasification (a process that converts carbonaceous materials, such as coal, petroleum)
- fermentation
- pyrolysis (the chemical decomposition of organic materials by heating in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents, except possibly steam.)

A major advantage of this technology is that they are carbon dioxide neutral and renewable. Also, it is a versatile fuel.

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HOWEVER...

Land is needed to grow these crops and such technologies involve high prices.

Moreover, it is concerned that farmers have to increase their production rate to meet the world's increasing need of raw materials for biofuels. Hence, if the matter is not taken care of, it may lead to a rise in food prices.

Lastly, the impact of growing biofuel crops may be small as compared to the devastating impacts made on the world through global warming.

HMMMMMMMM so now it's up to all of you humans out there to DECIDE what to do.

remember, YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

BE A MAN, MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE!