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Biomass

Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

Material:

1.  (3) Bottles
2.  Permanent marker
3.  Disposable gloves
4.  Cup  
5.  Fresh manure  
6. Mashed banana
7.  Funnel
8.  Water
9.  (3) Balloons
10. Vegetable peelings

Steps:

1.   Label all 3 bottles: 1 Manure; 2 Manure and vegetable peelings; 3 Manure and mashed banana 
2.   Place 1 cup of manure; 1 cup manure and 1 cup of vegetable peels; 1 cup manure and 1 mashed banana.
3.  Fill the bottle with water but leave a space between the water and the top.
4.  Place a balloon on top, secure it with tape.

   

Investigation.

Research the following Biomass fuels. You will need to:

Write a definition of the fuel.

Write 8 sentences about the fuel. 

• How is it made? Plants and trees absorb sunlight and contain it in the form of energy and can be released by burning. It's not only plants and trees but animals and humans as well, animal manure (faeces) can be transformed into biogas, they could be burned.
• Where is it made? Biomass fuel can be made and used in ReEnergy's power generation facilities, which are equipped with the right and proper equipment for burning these fuels.
• What is it made with?  It is made with animal, human waste; plants and trees.
• What countries use it? Ireland, USA and Sweden.
• What uses will it have in the future?  Hopefully, it could possibly be one of the primary contributors to the world's energy and could reduce our usage of fossil fuels.

Place 1 image of the fuel.

Biomass Fuel types.

Name: Agricultural crops and wood fuels.

Definition: The use of Wood fuels to produce either electricity as well as heat. That defines the crops as well as they can be used to produce the same energy, (thermal and or electrical.)

Research:

Agricultural crops and woods fuels are a part of the sustainable energy that we might soon be using more frequently. Crops such as miscanthus have a different structure and or composition to wood and its combustion differs by how it's handled. Wood fuels, such uses are as follows: firewoods, charcoal, sawdust and many more.

Uses: It can be used as thermal energy as well as electrical in some ways.

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Name: Animal waste.

Definition: Animals waste can be converted into biofuel by means of drying and burned.

Research:
The common method of turning animal waste into fuels is by drying the manure and then by burning the manure. It could also be turned into biodiesel, as well as gas.

Uses: Animals waste can be turned into bio-energy and fertilizer.

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Name: Biogas

Definition: Biogas is the many organic gases that is or can be produced from the organic materials breaking down; it could be manure, plant material, sewage, etc.

Research:
When organic matters breakdown, gases form, most of the gases that is obtained is methane and carbon dioxide; which could also have traces of hydrogen sulfide.

Uses: Cooking or any other type of heating purposes.

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Name: Biofuels

Definition: Biofuels is simply fuels that one can deprive from living thing such as animals, plants, trees, etc.

Research: Biofuels can possibly be produced from crops, the process of producing biofuels are fermentation and or chemical reactions. The matter is then refined so that it may fuel cars or any other vehicles.

Uses: work fuel, fuel for vehicles, automobiles, truck and possibly aircraft.

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