U3. Biomass

Usable Biomass forms 1. Fuel Wood ( Virgin Wood) 2. Charcoal 3. fuel Pellets and briquettes 4. bio diesel 5. Ethanol (\(C_2H_5OH\)) 6. Biogas

Gasification - Conversion of solid fuel to gaseous fuel by thermo chemical method without leaving any solid carbonaceous residue - Gasifiers are broadly classified into: - (i) fixed bed gasifier and (ii) fluidized bed gasifier. The fixed bed gasifiers are further classified as: (a) downdraft, (b) updraft and (c) cross draft types, depending upon the direction of airflow.

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