Reduction in the moisture content of biomass material may be required to achieve a number of purposes in energy applications. Biomass may be dried before and/or after harvesting and harvested for reduced moisture content.
Why dry biomass material?
Any moisture content must be driven off before combustion can take place, either in advance before storage or as part of the combustion process (which then uses part of the energy of the fuel); in either case this reduces the overall energetic efficiency.
Equally, gasification also requires relatively low moisture content (<10-15%).
Alternatively, if the primary purpose of a biomass crop is for fuel, then a reduction in moisture content may be achieved by a range of techniques before or during harvesting.
Reduction in the moisture content of biomass material may be required to achieve a number of purposes in energy applications. Biomass may be dried before and/or after harvesting and harvested for reduced moisture content.
