Diferences between Biomass and Biogas

 
The term biomass means any organic matter from trees, plants and animal wastes -or from agricultural waste (corn, coffee, rice, etc..) from sawmills (pruning , branches, sawdust, barks) and from urban waste (sewage and other organic waste)- that can be converted into energy, while biogas is the result of anaerobic degradation of organic matter, this gas is composed of about 60% of methane and 40% of carbon dioxide. It contains small amounts of other gases, including hydrogen sulfide at 1%. It's a little lighter than air, has an ignition temperature of 700 ° C and the flame reaches a temperature of 870 ° C.

Biogas can be used like any other fuel, for kitchens in place of firewood, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, etc., it can be used for lighting, with adapted lamps. Biogas mixtures with air, with a 1:20 rate, form a highly explosive gas, which also allows it to be used as fuel in adapted internal combustion engines .