Biomass gasification is a process that under  certain conditions  of  thermodynamic, to made the composition of the biomass of C-H compounds change to CO and H2 other flammable gases. The gas mix with the air and oxygen to made the biomass burning, if the gas mix with limited oxygen, the biomass will incomplete combustion in the furnaces or in the Internal combustion engines.

And then it can  heating the boilers and /or drive the generators.

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