Biomass to Ethanol
Biomass is a renewable energy source consisting of plant waste material, vegetation and agricultural waste. Plasma gasification can convert biomass into a carbon neutral base load power source. It can also create other valuable products such as ethanol and steam. The biomass resources used in our plasma gasification process are non-food based and do not contribute to deforestation. The energy harnessed from biomass comes from the process of photo-synthesis. As plants grow, they capture an amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) equal to that released during plasma gasification.
This process creates an energy rich and carbon neutral balance.
In the U.S. alone, over 590 million tons of biomass are produced annually. Due to its varied quality (e.g. dirt and moisture content), many technologies and processes are ineffective or inefficient in their conversion. However, the high temperatures produced in the plasma gasification process effectively vaporize the tough biomass materials, converting them into clean, green renewable energy.
With the growing global concern over greenhouse gas emissions, alternative energy resources are growing in importance. Governmental mandates to decrease toxic emissions means energy facilities must continue to reduce their environmental footprint. Renewable energy incentives and carbon programs to decrease greenhouse gas emissions are becoming more prevalent. As a solution to meet this target, biomass plasma gasification helps reduce emissions below the strictest regulatory levels, with net CO2 emissions well below those of fossil fuel electricity generation.
The Process of Photosynthesis
The growth phase of biomass waste materials used for feedstock captures an equivalent amount of CO2 released through plasma gasification, providing a carbon neutral process.