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Clean fuels from biomassThe paper discusses the U.S. resources to provide fuels from agricultural products, the present status of conversion technology of clean fuels from biomass, and a system study directed to determine the energy budget, and environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Conversion processes are discussed relative to pyrolysis and anaerobic fermentation. Pyrolysis breaks the cellulose molecules to smaller molecules under high temperature in the absence of oxygen, wheras anaerobic fermentation is used to convert biomass to methane by means of bacteria. Cost optimization and energy utilization are also discussed.
Document ID
19770040538
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hsu, Y.-Y.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Publication Information
Publication: Energy Quarterly
Volume: 6
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
77A23390
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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