Biomass corporate activities

Corporate activities in biomass include a wide range of efforts related to meeting a number of internal needs and problems which, in many cases, are not energy-related. In addition, many companies are active in the development of new products and markets from biomass. Within the four industry segments described above, various types of activities are being pursued in the development of biomass. 

According to the interviews performed as part of the assessment of the biomass industry, the gaseous-fuels-from-biomass industry is small. Corporate activities are focused on the anaerobic digestion of manures to produce gaseous fuel. Minimal activities are directed towards the development of other feedstocks and processes. 

Low Btu Gas and Oil There has been considerable research activity to produce low Btu gas and oil from wood for energy. The Georgia Institute of Technology and the Tech-Air Corporation have intensively studied pyrolysis of biomass materials and have built several pilot plants. Their pyrolytic process (GT/T-A) has been applied to forestry residues. Their plant differs from the older wood-distillation plants, such as the Badger-Staffbrd retorts used in the 1930s, in several respects, such as the use of smaller-sized equipment to process 7 dry tons/hr compared to 3 to 4 tons/hr, the use of wood dried to 7% moisture... 

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