Biomass
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Biomass is material produced by the growth of microorganisms, plants or animals. Beyond this general definition, there are differences in how the term is used and applied depending on industry or subj
A collection of rice husks, an example of lignocellulosic biomass.
A graph showing the relative abundance of terrestrial and marine biomasses, expressed in gigatons of carbon contained within each type of life form.
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Biofuel
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Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil. Biofuel can be produced fr
Biomass
…traditional fossil fuels, biomass has a high oxygen content. Its carbon is partially combusted, so to speak. One such notable example is the production of bio-ethanol. There is a general classification of biomass that is produced or sourced for conversion processes. Biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel, and…
A sample of biodiesel
Biofuel pumps, 2010
A biofuel truck in 2009
Neat ethanol on the left (A), gasoline on the right (G) at a filling station in Brazil in 2008