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Characterization of Biomass Materials and Identification of their Energy Potential

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Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research (ICRABR-2022 2022)

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Being a renewable energy resource, biomass materials are a commendable candidate for GHGE reduction and have the capacity to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels. Unexplored biomass materials (wasteland residues, organic matter, and agricultural waste, etc.) in India have a huge potential for clean energy production by employing advanced technologies that, despite receiving little attention, can contribute to the nation's economic growth. This work explored the eight biomass materials available in surplus quantity in India for energy generation. The first part of the work highlights the potential of biomass materials, whereas in the second part selected biomass materials were characterized through laboratory tests. The characterizations of fuels have prodigious importance as they help to predict combustion behavior and process outcome. The results obtained indicated that the selected biomass materials are valuable sources of heat and power.

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  1. Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India

    Rajesh Kumar

  2. Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India

    Rickwinder Singh

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Ashish Kumar Srivastava

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  1. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi, India

    Nikhil Gakkhar

  2. Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, India

    Sachin Kumar

  3. Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, India

    Anil K. Sarma

  4. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Richland, WA, USA

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Kumar, R., Singh, R., Srivastava, A.K. (2023). Characterization of Biomass Materials and Identification of their Energy Potential. In: Gakkhar, N., Kumar, S., Sarma, A.K., Graham, N.T. (eds) Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research. ICRABR-2022 2022. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5758-3_17

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