date:Apr 21, 2014
Innovations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are bringing researchers one step closer to developing green biofuel production systems farmers can use to meet on-farm energy needs, or to produce renewable fuels for commercial markets.
Fast pyrolysis is the process of rapidly heating biomass from wood, plants and other carbon-based materials at high temperatures without oxygen. Using pyrolysis to break down tough feedstocks produces three things: biochar, a gas, and bio-oils that are r