Study on the gasification process of the biomass obtained from agricultural waste with the purpose of estimating the energy potential in the Santander region and its surroundings.

Abstract

The generation of energy through renewable sources motivates to study the process of gasification of agricultural residual biomass and to obtain the greatest benefit. In turn, the energy potential in the department of Santander was estimated, which represents 2% of the total production nationwide, and an average of the energy production that can be obtained with the gasification process was obtained, yielding a result of 67% efficiency, with this the department of Santander is located in the ranking of bioenergy producing departments in Colombia. As an additional factor, an economic analysis was carried out to calculate an average of how much money can be saved by replacing fossil fuels with biofuels. The gasification of residual biomass is one of the most striking and studied methods today, with which you can contribute positively to the environment and with which you can achieve a bioeconomy quite sustainable and independent of fossil fuels.