Biomass is a broad term and can cover any plant or plant-derived biodegradable material. For example, trees are one example of a biomass feedstock,
as is paper, a bioproduct often derived from wood.
When biomass is used for the production of biofuels the biofuels are often classified as either being first generation or second generation.
Each biofuel type uses a different biomass group for its production.
First generation biofuels are dervied from food or oil crops. Examples include ethanol (sourced from the starch in crops such as wheat and corn/maize and
from the sucrose in crops such as sugar beet and sugarcane) and biodiesel (sourced from oil-bearing crops such as rapeseed and sunflowers).
Second generation biofuels are sourced from lignocellulosic biomass. The term lignocellulosic is used to
describe material that is mostly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose,
and lignin. Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant type of biomass and includes a wide variety of different biomass types including grasses,
wood, energy crops, and agricultural and municipal wastes.
At Celignis our core expertise is in the accurate and precise analysis of lignocellulosic biomass. Our methods for analysis have been developed and refined over the last 10 years and we have expertise in
the application of these methods to a wide variety of biomass types. For example, our near infrared models, which allow us to provide
lignocellulosic data within one day of receiving the sample, have been developed on thousands of different biomass samples.
We also have extensive expertise in analysis of feedstocks that may be suitable for the production in biogas in anaerobic digestion.
Examples of Biomass Feedstocks Analysed at Celignis
Seaweed (or macroalgal biomass) has garnered a lot of attention in recent yeard as a feedstock with high potential for the
production of energy, biofuels, and chemicals
through a biorefining approach.
Seaweed composition differs greatly from that of lignocellulosic biomass. For instance, while lignin forms a significant proportion of
lignocellulose, it is absent in seaweed. The other two constituents of lignocellulose are cellulose and hemicellulose, however in seaweed hemicellulose is also absent and, whilst
cellulose can be present in
much smaller amounts, different polysaccharides predominate. At Celignis we have a lot of experience in the analysis of seaweed
and have developed a number of custom analysis packages for this feedstocks. Click here
to read more about these analysis packages.
Bio-oil
We are also able to characterise the bio-oil that is produced during the pyrolysis of biomass.
Click here
to read more about our analysis packages for bio-oil.
Celignis to Sponsor and Present at Major Biochar Event
The event takes place on May 3rd at Carrick-on-Shannon
We are pleased to announce that, on May 3rd, Celignis will be presenting and exhibiting at the National Biochar and Carbon Products Conference 2023, which is taking place in Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrm, Ireland.
This conference is being organised under the auspices of the Interreg Northwest Europe-funded THREE C Project, entitled 'Creating and sustaining Charcoal value chains to promote a Circular Carbon economy in NWE Europe'.
The conference will highlight both Irish stakeholders who are currently working in the biochar and carbon products sector, but also partners from the THREE C project (covering Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France and Wales, as well as Ireland) who have interesting stories and products to share.
Read about the wide variety of analysis packages we have for biochar
Click here to read about the different analysis packages that Celignis offers for the evaluation on biochars. These analyses cover properties relevant to a wide variety of applications, including soil amendment, carbon sequestration, bioenergy, and biomaterials.
For a short period we are offering two TGA analyses for the price of one!
To celebrate the arrival of our thermogravimetric (TGA) equipment, we are offering, for a limited time period, two TGA analyses for the price of one. Click here to read more about TGA analyses at Celignis and to see the various packages on offer.
To avail of this special offer please mention the code (TGA-AUGUST) in an email or when placing an order via the Celignis Database.
This 5 minute presentation was given at the recent IBioIC conference
Celignis recently exhibited at IBioiC's annual conference, held in Glasgow on June 6-7.
During that event Lalitha, Celignis's CIO, gave a short 5 minute presentation on the EnXylaScope collaborative EU research project that Celignis is involved in.
You can view the presentation below or here on YouTube.
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