GPHY 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gasification, The Takeaway, Molecular Sieve
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Not all feedstocks are available in the short tern, some may never be available in large amount. Primarily production of lumber, panels and other wood-based materials: taking trees and chewing them up into solid lumber, rarely makes sense to grow something for energy. Started as sawmills had all of this sawdust, and did not know what to do with it. Wood pellet production gaining on 3 million metric tonnes of production per year in canada. Was once speculated that this industry would take off: european policies, brexit relieved obligations to meet eu renewable energy targets, Britain was the largest importer of wood chips. Anaerobes that thrive with no air take off, and produce methane. Works well with rich organic matter (manure, biological waste, easily digestible) Works with any type of biomass, but speed of process varies. Uses bacteria which can convert organic material into gases used heavily in wastewater treatment.
