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== Energy == | == Energy == | ||
In the context of this database, energy can be obtained or used in a process primarily through heat generation. Heat generation can either be the main goal of a process or only a side effect which is often used to provide the necessary process energy. In terms of a circular economy, the recovery or use of energy can therefore make a valuable contribution by converting low-quality or heavily contaminated waste streams into usable products and/or making processes more sustainable in terms of energy. | In the context of this database, energy can be obtained or used in a process primarily through heat generation (e.g. in thermochemical processes such as [[Pyrolysis]] and [[Gasification]]). Heat generation can either be the main goal of a process or only a side effect which is often used to provide the necessary process energy. In terms of a circular economy, the recovery or use of energy can therefore make a valuable contribution by converting low-quality or heavily contaminated waste streams into usable products and/or making processes more sustainable in terms of energy. | ||
== Fuels == | == Fuels == | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 2 December 2021
Energy and fuels are representing a product group which is mainly relevant for energy storage and energy supply in form of electricity and heat as well as for the transportation and mobility sector in form of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels.
Energy
In the context of this database, energy can be obtained or used in a process primarily through heat generation (e.g. in thermochemical processes such as Pyrolysis and Gasification). Heat generation can either be the main goal of a process or only a side effect which is often used to provide the necessary process energy. In terms of a circular economy, the recovery or use of energy can therefore make a valuable contribution by converting low-quality or heavily contaminated waste streams into usable products and/or making processes more sustainable in terms of energy.