The fact is what makes the world now are on two threats at once: the growing global warming as well as the scarcity of future energy sources due to reduced fossil fuel.
Some of the solutions began to be offered by the scientists. One of the most effective and lively discussed is the use of alternative fuels. Alternative fuels that scientists researched crowded at this time usually comes from renewable sources or can not be discharged such as sunlight, water, wind, geothermal, and biomass. Until now, most research on the utilization of renewable energy sources is quite a lot, but not entirely effective and efficient.
A recent scientific breakthroughs had found a research team consisting of engineers in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a machine that can produce a variety of hydrocarbon feedstock with garden waste pyrolysis oil or the like.
Yes, garden waste such as wood, twigs, branches, bark, grasses, leaves and other plant parts is a natural source of biomass that contain lots of cellulose and bio-oil. A process of pyrolysis of biomass such as this can extract bio oils contained in them to then be recycled into various hydrocarbons. Pyrolysis is the thermal decomposition of organic materials without the presence of oxygen, so the organic material contained in it are not oxidized.
The research team has succeeded in creating a machine that can produce various hydrocarbon compounds more effectively and efficiently from the pyrolysis bio oil as it can get the highest yield of product is higher. The resulting compounds include benzene, toluene, xylene, various compounds of olefins (alkenes), and alcohol compounds (such as methanol and ethanol). Hydrocarbon compounds can be used as chemical feedstock or as an alternative energy source. The team estimates that if the entire chemical industry in the world can use the resulting compound biopirolisis this machine instead of using fossil fuels will be savings of up to USD 400 billion annually. A very large number.
The results of this study can certainly add value to the organic waste in our garden courtyard or on other similar environments. In addition can be turned into compost, waste can also produce a variety of chemical compounds that can be used as raw materials of chemical products and alternative energy sources.