Energy from Biomass, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
Proceedings of the Workshop on Biomass Pilot Projects on Methanol Production and Algae, held in Brussels, 22 October 1981
Solar Energy R&D in the Ec Series E: Series, Vol. 2

This l:::ook comes as part of a new series on Solar Energy R+D, includlng Biomass which is carried out by the Euro:pean Community.. The commission of the European Comrmmities' Directorate General (XII) for Science, Research and Developnent is currently implementing, on a cost-sharing basis, a solar energy R+D pro;Jranune through contracts with European industry, research institutions and uni versi ties. This prcgrarrrrne includes a very strong acti vi ty on Biomass. Besides general R+D work on all aspects of Biomass growth and utilization which is reported elsewhere in this series, the Canmission is currently starting a new activity on Pilot Plants based on the use of Biomass for energy purp:Jses, and in particular on methanol prcx:luction from wood. The commission considers that the subject of methanol prcxiuction from wood offers llnp:Jrtant prospects for application wi thin the European Canmilllity and in other parts of the world, in particular some of the developing countries & The state of art in Europe In this field is still considered to be very high as a result of related work which was performed in Europe during ~vorld War II and the time before.

Methanol from wood; a review related to the proposals submitted to the Commission of the European Communities.- I — Methanol from Wood.- Synthetic fuel from biomass: the AVSA dual fluid bed combustor — gasifier project.- Gazéification du bois en lit fluidisé à l’oxygène et sous pression en vue de produire un gaz utilisable pour la synthèse du méthanol.- Development of the oxygen donor gasifier for conversion of wood to synthesis gas for eventual production of methanol.- Synthetic fuel from wood using steam and air.- Experimental work on a fixed-bed oxygen gasifier in the view of methanol synthesis using biomass as a feedstock.- Design and construction of a pressurized wood gasifier with heat input by oxygen combustion or by electrical heating.- Proposed 20 tonnes per day biomass gasification pilot plant.- Synthesis gas obtained from biomass.- Gasification of wood in the circulating fluidized bed — methanol production route.- II — Algae.- Biotechnologie solaire — Production et utilisation des algues.- Hydrocarbon production via cultivation of the alga botryococcus braunii.- Culture de l’algue botryococcus braunii à l’échelle pilote.- Fuel gas production by mariculture on land.