BioOil as alternative and renewable source of energy
Pretty soon, the earth is expected to run short of its present sources of energy like petroleum, coal and charcoal. Though there may be shortage of energy, the need for energy will never go down; in fact, it’s escalating day by day.
This is the reason why researchers all over the world are putting on their thinking hats to find new and feasible sources of renewable energy.
Today one of the best forms of renewable and alternative energy is BioOil. This is basically a fuel that is produced through Dynamotive’s pyrolysis process of biomass. This is a process where the plant material, in other words, biomass like sawdust or bagasse obtained form sugar cane is exposed to a temperature of 400 -500 degrees Celsius in an oxygen free environment.
BioOil is a free flowing liquid fuel that is dark brown in color, and has a smoky odor that is reminiscent of the plant it is derived from. There is about 25% water in BioOil, which is not found in a separate phase. The reason there is water in BioOil is that it helps in lowering the viscosity of the fuel.
Though Orimulsion is a hydrocarbon-water mix, BioOil is not. In addition to this, BioOil has another feature. It is a fuel with a propensity of changing slowly with time. It is not possible to consider this to be an instability as it can take months for the change to take place.
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