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Roasting Biomass For Energy

by Nicole Stricker, DOE Biorefineries may soon rely on a process akin to roasting coffee beans to get more energy-dense biomass. The process is called “torrefaction” — heating biomass above 250 degrees C in an oxygen-free environment. A new collaborative study between DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will investigate whether the process [...]
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