Abstract
Electricity is considered to be the vital form of energy which plays a significant role in defining human development in this modern era. Industrial and economic developments are transforming our way of living and electricity demand is continuously growing due to huge population growth across the globe. On the other hand, this increase in energy demand is leading to fossil fuel depletion and environmental degradation. In order to mitigate such issues, more emphasis is now being given to harvesting sustainable energy from different renewable energy sources like solar, biomass, wind, etc. In this context, conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into valuable fuel for generating electricity can be a promising option. This chapter broadly discusses the various thermochemical conversion technologies for generating sustainable electricity from lignocellulosic biomass. Different types of lignocellulosic biomass, its composition and physiochemical properties have also been presented along with pretreatment methods. Furthermore, this chapter also focuses on various downstream applications of derived fuels for the generation of electricity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Lignocellulosic Biorefining Technologies |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 87-123 |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119568858 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119568827 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biomass integrated gasification combined cycle
- Gasification
- Gasifier-IC engine combined technology
- Lignocellulose pretreatment methods
- Lignocellulosic biomass
- Physiochemical properties
- Thermochemical conversion
