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10 - Bio-based Solid Fuels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2022

By
Andrew H. Hubble  and
Jillian L. Goldfarb
Edited by
Jacqueline O'Connor ,
Bobby Noble  and
Tim Lieuwen
Jacqueline O'Connor
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
Bobby Noble
Affiliation:
Electric Power Research Institute
Tim Lieuwen
Affiliation:
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Summary

Bio-based solid fuels are the oldest and most widely exploited energy sources. Bio-based solid fuels have the potential to approach, if not achieve, net-zero-carbon emissions. Biomass is a “net zero” fuel in that the same carbon atoms pulled from the atmosphere as CO2 are sequestered by the biomass as plant tissue and are re-released as CO2 upon burning. This prevents the addition of CO2 into the atmosphere beyond what is present in the natural carbon cycle. Today’s bio-based solid fuels encompass everything from the raw biomass our ancestors relied upon for heat to thermochemically and biochemically processed biomasses for use as solid fuels in a variety of commercial energy generation scenarios. This chapter summarizes solid biofuel sources, processing, and roles in a future net-zero energy system.

Keywords

net-zero fuelsaquatic biomassagricultural residuewood processing wastepyrolsisgasificationhydrothermal carbonizationashcellulosic
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Renewable Fuels
Sources, Conversion, and Utilization
 , pp. 329 - 368
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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