NOVELTY - Apparatus for drying a material comprises an auger tube, the auger tube having an elongated jacket that surrounds most or all of the auger tube and encloses a jacketed space between the jacket and the auger tube; an auger, the auger being positioned within the interior of the auger tube; an auger motor, the auger motor being physically coupled to the auger for causing rotation of the auger; and a blower, the blower being in fluid communication with the interior of the auger tube for causing a flow of air or gas through the auger tube by operation of the blower.    USE - The apparatus or method is useful for drying material (claimed) for use in biomass fuel burners or other purposes.    ADVANTAGE - Improved apparatuses and methods are provided for drying biomass or organic material to remove water or other liquids or solvents that may be present that are also more efficient and/or able to utilize different sources of energy. Improved dry biomass or organic material is also provided that is more hygroscopic and/or flammable for its efficient burning and removal.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Apparatus for drying a material comprises an auger tube, the auger tube having an elongated jacket that surrounds most or all of the auger tube and encloses a jacketed space between the jacket and the auger tube; an auger, the auger being positioned within the interior of the auger tube; an auger motor, the auger motor being physically coupled to the auger for causing rotation of the auger; and a blower, the blower being in fluid communication with the interior of the auger tube for causing a flow of air or gas through the auger tube by operation of the blower; where the auger tube has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the auger tube being on opposite longitudinal ends of the auger tube. The auger tube has an input opening for receiving the material into the interior of the auger tube and an output opening for allowing the material to exit the interior of the auger tube, the input opening being at or near the first end of the auger tube and the output opening being at or near the second end of the auger tube; or apparatus for drying a material comprises two or more auger tubes comprising a first auger tube and a second auger tube; two or more augers comprising a first auger and a second auger, the first auger being positioned within the interior of the first auger tube and the second auger being positioned within the interior of the second auger tube; at least one auger motor, the at least one auger motor comprising a first auger motor physically coupled to one or both of the first and second augers for causing rotation of one or both of the first and second augers; and a blower, the blower being in fluid communication with the interiors of the two or more auger tubes for causing a flow of air or gas through the two or more auger tubes, where a first jacket surrounds most or all of the first auger tube and encloses a first jacketed space between the first jacket and the first auger tube, and where a second jacket surrounds most or all of the second auger tube and encloses a second jacketed space between the second jacket and the second auger tube, and where each of the two or more auger tubes has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of each auger tube being on opposite longitudinal ends of the auger tube, where each of the two or more auger tubes has an input opening for receiving the material into the interior of the auger tube and an output opening for allowing the material to exit the interior of the auger tube, the input opening being at or near a first end of the respective auger tube and the output opening being at or near a second end of the respective auger tube, and where the first and second auger tubes are arranged in series such that the material exiting the output opening of the first auger tube is received into the second auger tube through the input opening of the second auger tube. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for drying a material; and    (2) a composition comprising a material produced by the following steps: (a) adding one or more additives to the material; (b) moving the material longitudinally through each of the one or more auger tubes of a dryer apparatus by rotation of a respective auger inside the auger tube, the rotation of the respective auger being driven by a respective auger motor physically coupled to the auger; (c) heating the one or more auger tubes by a liquid or water having an elevated temperature when inputted into a jacketed space enclosed by a jacket surrounding one of the auger tubes; and (d) causing air or gas to flow through the interior of each of the one or more auger tubes by a blower in fluid communication with the interior of each of the auger tubes.