biomass sustainable fuel

These are material contained in the bodies of plants, and animals, which can be used as a fuel or act as a source of fuel. Typical examples of Biomass are, wood, animal dung, agricultural waste (such as, baggasse), wild grass and plants etc. Biomass is a con..

Biogas is a clean and efficient fuel. It is a mixture of methane (CH 4 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), hydrogen (H 2 ) and hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S). The chief constituent of biogas is methane (65%..

India has about 63.5% million hectares of forests and forms 1/5 th of the geographical area of the country. For any one stake holder namely the forest department, to safeguard the forests and its flora and fauna along with the sustainable harvest of forest produce by solely its own eff..

Fossil fuels are energy-rich, combustible forms of carbon or compounds of carbon formed by the decomposition of biomass buried under the Earth over millions of year..

India produces only half of the national requirement of petroleum products and it imports the rest from other countries. Natural gas is the most popular petroleum product. During last two decades, the consumption of natural gas resources have increased tenfold. If we need to save fossil fuelsh..

At normal temperature, fuels are stable even in the presence of air. This is because, the activation energy of combustion reaction is high. When a mixture of fuel and air is burned, a flame has to be applied, that is the mixture has to be ignited. Near the flame, the conte..

Fossil fuels are energy-rich, combustible forms of carbon or compounds of carbon formed by the decomposition of biomass buried under the Earth over millions of year..

Wood - The first cavemen took firewood from the forests as fuel. Even today firewood is still the main source of fuel for cooking in many parts of the world. The material contained in the bodies of plants and animals is called 'biomass'. When the organisms die the ..

is a natural gas. It is produced from animal, water and weeds and other plants. India comes first in developing and using biogas technology. It is cheap, non-polluting and labour-saving fuel. Biogas can be used for cooking, lighting, and in vehicles. Solar energy, wind energy and b..

). It makes use of spaced-based remote sensing data along with socio-economic data. Some important remote sensing applications are listed below: (1) In Geology: Geology has a long history of remote sensing applications. The existing, geological maps have been updated. (2) In Agriculture: Remote sen..