# Thermochemical biomass conversion: Overview

How heat without flame turns wood into gas, oil or char

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/overview/

What this tile covers Heat breaks biomass down into gas, oil or char.

#### Key facts

| **Output** | Gas, oil, char |
|---|---|

#### Included from the reference tables

- Gasification to syngas
- Pyrolysis to bio-oil and biochar
- Hydrothermal liquefaction
- Torrefaction
- Microbial fuel cells (experimental)

#### Also in Bioenergy
[BmC Biomass combustion and CHP](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_combustion/)[CBG Biogas and biomethane](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/)[EtOH Bioethanol](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/bioethanol/)[FAME Biodiesel (FAME)](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biodiesel/)[HVO Renewable diesel and SAF](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/hvo_saf/)

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 More on this tile in the tabs above: efficiency, techniques, resources and labour, impact on the biosphere.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/correlation/index.md)
- [Efficiency](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/efficiency/index.md)
- [Techniques](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/techniques/index.md)
- [Resources and labour](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/resources/index.md)
- [Impact on the biosphere](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/biosphere/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_thermochem/links/index.md)