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Revision as of 09:54, 13 January 2023
Biomass is a term used in several contexts: in the context of ecology it means living organisms[1], and in the context of bioenergy it means matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms. In the latter context, there are variations in how biomass is defined, e.g. only from plants,[2], or from plants and algae,[3] or from plants and animals[4]. The vast majority of biomass used for bioenergy does come from plants. Bioenergy is a type of renewable energy with potential to assist with climate change mitigation.[5]
Ecology
- Biomass (ecology), the mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time. This can be the biomass of particular species or the biomass of a particular community or habitat.
Energy
- Bioenergy, energy sources derived from biological material
- Solid fuel, forms of bioenergy that are solid
- Biofuel
- Energy crops
- Biomass (energy), biomass used for energy production or in other words: biological mass used as a renewable energy source
Products
Examples of emerging bioproducts or biobased products include biofuels, bioenergy, starch-based and cellulose-based ethanol, bio-based adhesives, biochemicals, bioplastics, etc.[6][7]
See also
- Biomass (satellite) - an Earth observation satellite
References
- ^ Houghton, R. A. (2008-01-01), Jørgensen, Sven Erik; Fath, Brian D. (eds.), "Biomass", Encyclopedia of Ecology, Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 448–453, ISBN 978-0-08-045405-4, retrieved 2023-01-13
- ^ "Bioenergy – Analysis". IEA. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Bioenergy Basics". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Biomass explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation. Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" (PDF). IPCC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-12.
- ^ Bowyer, J.L., Ramaswamy, S., 2005: “Redefining undergraduate education for the 21st Century: Minnesota moves aggressively to strengthen program” Forest Products Journal, July-Aug 2005, 55 (7-8): 4-10)
- ^ Ramaswamy, S., Tschirner, U., Chen, Y., 2007: “Transforming Academic Curricula: Pulp and Paper to Biobased Products - Providing Education and Research Training for the Conventional and Emerging Biobased Products Industry and the Bioeconomy” ACS Symposium Series Chapter 4, Section 1, Materials, Chemicals and Energy from Forest Biomass Ed. by Argyropoulos.