NOVELTY - Method for the production of a torrefied biomass material from a raw biomass material, comprises: treating the material with a bioliquid (88) comprising an animal tallow or plant oil; and heating the treated biomass material at a torrefaction temperature to provide the torrefied biomass material.    USE - The method is useful: to produce a torrefied biomass material from a raw biomass material; and in a process for producing a torrefied wood product from a wood source, which is hardwood or softwood provided in the form of chips, pellets or bark (all claimed). The pellet is useful for energy production in co-fired coal burning facilities, to generate heat in residential or commercial pellet stoves and/or other industrial uses (energy creation or bulk heating applications).    ADVANTAGE - The pellet has extremely low moisture level and similar British thermal unit values as coal. The process: is effected in a relatively short period of time, dependent on the temperature and nature and particle size of the biomass material (for e.g. times of less than 10 minutes can be readily achieved, pinewood pellets can be torrefied with canola or soybean oils at 240 degrees C in 6 minutes); virtually eliminates fine, wood particles or dust that would otherwise be created after the pellets are extruded, because the Bio-oil (RTM: Skincare product) creates a binding agent for the material that precludes the creation of these dust particles during the pelleting process; utilizes fresh or used vegetable oil, hence the torrefied pellets maintain a low pollution emission level, water resistance, and has reduced organic materials found in non-torrefied biomass; utilizes hot oil, hence allows the biomass material to retain more mass (i.e. during hot oil torrefaction, the carbon molecules are sequestered, hence maintains more mass), compared to the conventional torrefaction method, which experiences large volume loss due to the removal of carbon molecules, as it utilizes conventional hot gases; not only produces a carbon-neutral hybrid energy pellet, also diverts waste agricultural and/or forestry material from the waste stream and creates a product that can be used for energy production; and allows for virtually total utilization of the oil, contrast to historical usage for biodiesel production where conventional use utilizes only 60% of the total weight of material because the unwanted soaps and other delirious substances are discarded. The pellets: can be shipped and stored safely because the gases released by normal wood pellets are not present in consequence of the removal of the organics in the process; and can be crushed to dust and blown into existing coal fired furnaces with minimal changes to the furnace and coal feeding process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a process for the production of a torrefied wood product from a wood source, comprising: subjecting the wood source to mechanical device to produce particulate wood; treating the particulate wood with a bioliquid (88) comprising animal tallow or plant oil; heating the particulate wood at an effective temperature for an effective period of time to effect torrefaction; removing the torrefied wood from excess of the bioliquid; and collecting the torrefied wood product; and    (2) a system (80) for producing a torrefied biomass product, comprising: storage device for storing a raw biomass product; treating device for treating the raw biomass product with a heated bioliquid comprising a plant oil or an animal tallow; and a torrefaction chamber (94) for effecting torrefaction of the raw biomass product to produce a torrefied biomass product.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of a system for carrying out a torrefaction process.    System (80)    Liquid dryer (86)    Hot bioliquid (88)    Hot oil boiler (92)    Torrefaction chamber (94)