1.Introduction
Biomass is a term used to describe all organic matter produced by photosynthesis, existing on the earth’s surface. They include all water- and land-based vegetation and trees, and all waste biomass such as municipal solid waste (MSW), municipal biosolids (sewage), and animal wastes (manures), forestry and agricultural residues, and certain types of industrial wastes. The world's energy markets have relied heavily on the fossil fuels. Biomass is the only other naturally occurring energy-containing carbon resource that is large enough in quantity to be used as a substitute for fossil fuels [1]. Through the process of photosynthesis, chlorophyll in plants captures the sun's energy by converting carbon dioxide from the air and water from the ground into carbohydrates, i.e., complex compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When these carbohydrates are burned, they turn back into carbon dioxide and water and release the sun's energy they contain. In this way, biomass functions as a sort of natural battery for storing solar energy. The exploitation of energy from biomass has played a key role in the evolution of mankind. Until relatively recently it was the only form of energy which was
1.Introduction Biomass is a term used to describe all organic matter produced by photosynthesis, existing on the earth’s surface. They include all water- and land-based vegetation and trees, and all waste biomass such as municipal solid waste (MSW), municipal biosolids (sewage), and animal wastes (manures), forestry and agricultural residues, and certain types of industrial wastes. The world's energy markets have relied heavily on the fossil fuels. Biomass is the only other naturally occurring energy-containing carbon resource that is large enough in quantity to be used as a substitute for fossil fuels [1]. Through the process of photosynthesis, chlorophyll in plants captures the sun's energy by converting carbon dioxide from the air and water from the ground into carbohydrates, i.e., complex compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When these carbohydrates are burned, they turn back into carbon dioxide and water and release the sun's energy they contain. In this way, biomass functions as a sort of natural battery for storing solar energy. The exploitation of energy from biomass has played a key role in the evolution of mankind. Until relatively recently it was the only form of energy which was
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