A method for producing at least one volatile organic compound comprising: generating at least 10 tons of prepared biomass material comprising at least one additive added to a solid biomass comprising a sugar, wherein said at least one additive comprise a microbe, and optionally, an acid and/or an enzyme; storing the prepared biomass material for at least 24 hours in a storage facility to allow for the production of at least one volatile organic compound from at least a portion of the sugar; and capturing the at least one volatile organic compound by feeding the stored prepared biomass material to a solventless recovery system to separate the stored prepared biomass material into at least a vapor component comprising the at least one volatile organic compound and a solid component, wherein the capturing step comprises: introducing the stored prepared biomass material to a compartment of the solventless recovery system; contacting the stored prepared biomass material with a superheated vapor stream in the compartment to vaporize at least a portion of an initial liquid content in the stored prepared biomass material, the initial liquid content comprising from 2 wt% to 50 wt% ethanol based on the initial liquid content, and said superheated vapor stream comprising at least one volatile organic compound, wherein the superheated vapor is a vapor that is heated above its saturation temperature at the pressure of operation; separating a vapor component and a solid component from the prepared biomass material; retaining at least a portion of the vapor component for use as part of the superheated vapor stream; and collecting the vapor component, wherein the collected vapor component contains between 4 wt% and 15 wt% ethanol. generating at least 10 tons of prepared biomass material comprising at least one additive added to a solid biomass comprising a sugar, wherein said at least one additive comprise a microbe, and optionally, an acid and/or an enzyme; storing the prepared biomass material for at least 24 hours in a storage facility to allow for the production of at least one volatile organic compound from at least a portion of the sugar; and capturing the at least one volatile organic compound by feeding the stored prepared biomass material to a solventless recovery system to separate the stored prepared biomass material into at least a vapor component comprising the at least one volatile organic compound and a solid component, wherein the capturing step comprises: introducing the stored prepared biomass material to a compartment of the solventless recovery system; contacting the stored prepared biomass material with a superheated vapor stream in the compartment to vaporize at least a portion of an initial liquid content in the stored prepared biomass material, the initial liquid content comprising from 2 wt% to 50 wt% ethanol based on the initial liquid content, and said superheated vapor stream comprising at least one volatile organic compound, wherein the superheated vapor is a vapor that is heated above its saturation temperature at the pressure of operation; separating a vapor component and a solid component from the prepared biomass material; retaining at least a portion of the vapor component for use as part of the superheated vapor stream; and collecting the vapor component, wherein the collected vapor component contains between 4 wt% and 15 wt% ethanol. introducing the stored prepared biomass material to a compartment of the solventless recovery system; contacting the stored prepared biomass material with a superheated vapor stream in the compartment to vaporize at least a portion of an initial liquid content in the stored prepared biomass material, the initial liquid content comprising from 2 wt% to 50 wt% ethanol based on the initial liquid content, and said superheated vapor stream comprising at least one volatile organic compound, wherein the superheated vapor is a vapor that is heated above its saturation temperature at the pressure of operation; separating a vapor component and a solid component from the prepared biomass material; retaining at least a portion of the vapor component for use as part of the superheated vapor stream; and collecting the vapor component, wherein the collected vapor component contains between 4 wt% and 15 wt% ethanol.