The drying of biomass is often a prerequisite for their further processing into fuels or products. The drying process – the removal of water by the direct or indirect use of heat – makes the dried material durable, mixable, grindable, or otherwise usable for further process steps such as pelletizing. However, as several recent dryer incidents bear witness to, drying also carries an inherent fire risk, as René Schwertfeger, Sales Manager at T&B electronic GmbH, explains.