期刊名称:IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN:2347-4580
电子版ISSN:2321-8851
出版年度:2013
期号:126
页码:53-58
出版社:IMPACT Journals
摘要:Forest is one of the important sources of fuelwood and has been meeting energy requirement of most the rural poor. Due to continued depletion of forest cover and density, the sustainability of fuelwood is questioned. The ever increasing demand and poor return of the forest has to be catered with innovative technology and judicious use of fuelwood. Biomass can be converted into useful energy by way of thermal, chemical and biochemical conversion, depending on the composition of the fuel and the desired energy carrier product. However woody biomass is still in the early stages of energy production. The paper is basically discussing the potential of tropical forest in producing biomass and envisaged technological intervention so that the forests can be managed sustainably.