Biomass Energy Quiz

Which is not a source of biomass energy?

• Forest

• Oil

• Agriculture

• Energy crops

• Municipal waste

Which is not one of the four major feedstocks in the U.S.?

• Municipal waste

• Crop residues

• Corn

• Forest resources

• Perennial crops

Heat energy and chemical catalysts are used to break down biomass into intermediate compounds or products. This process is called

• Biochemical conversion

• Anaerobic digestion

• Hydrolysis

• Photobiological conversion

• Thermochemical conversion

Enzymes and microorganisms are used as biocatalysts to convert biomass or biomass-derived compounds into desirable products. This process is called

• Biochemical conversion

• Solid-gas reactions

• Pyrolysis

• Photobiological conversion

• Thermochemical conversion

Which of the following are the two major gaseous fuels resulting from the anaerobic digestion and thermal gasification processes?

• I. Water gas II. Biogas

• I. Water gas III. Ethanol

• II. Biogas III. Ethanol

• II. Biogas IV. Producer gas

• I. Water gas IV. Producer gas

Which of the following are the two most common liquid fuels from biomass?

• I. Ethanol II. Biogas

• I. Ethanol III. Biodiesel

• II. Biogas III. Biodiesel

• II. Biogas IV. Methanol

• I. Ethanol IV. Methanol

The sources of liquid fuels include substrates derived from biomass. Which of the following is not one of these substrates?

• Triglycerides

• Bio-oil/biocrude

• Syngas

• Carbohydrates

• Alkanes

Which of the following is the substrate derived from biomass used for biodiesel production?

• Triglycerides

• Bio-oil/biocrude

• Syngas

• Carbohydrates

• Alkanes

Decomposition of waste biomass into gaseous fuels by bacteria action without the presence of oxygen is called

• Solid-gas reactions

• Anaerobic digestion

• Acidification

• Hydrolysis

• Methanogenesis

Which of the following is not a step of the anaerobic digestion process?

• Pyrolysis

• Hydrolysis

• Acidification

• Methanogenesis