Biomass definition

Biomass means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste;
Biomass means wastes produced during agricultural and forestry operations (for example straws and stalks) or produced as a by-product of processing operations of agricultural produce (e.g., husks, shells, deoiled cakes, etc); wood produced in dedicated energy plantations or recovered from wild bushes/weeds; and the wood waste produced in some industrial operations;
Biomass means non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals and micro-organisms, including products, byproducts, residues and waste from agriculture, forestry and related industries as well as the non-fossilized and biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal wastes, including gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition of non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material.

Examples of Biomass in a sentence

  • Biomass (mostly firewood and charcoal) represented a third of residential energy consumption in Brazil in 201311, this rate being even higher in Paraguay (73,44%) and Uruguay (37,58%)12.

  • Provisions relating to a Biomass Re- search and Development Technical Advisory Commit- tee are now contained in section 8108(d) of title 7, Agri- culture.

  • September 2014 Biomass residential use has always had a very important role in South American countries in terms of energy production and job creation.


More Definitions of Biomass

Biomass means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste.
Biomass means any organic matter that is not derived from fossil fuels, that can be converted to usable fuel for the production of energy, and that replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
Biomass means crop residue used to produce energy or agricultural crops grown specifically for the production of energy.
Biomass means material, other than Fossil Fuel or peat, which is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, plant matter, animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria (and includes any such material contained in Waste);
Biomass means any of the following:
Biomass means non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals, and microorganisms, including products, by-products, residues, and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related industries as well as the non-fossilized and biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal wastes, including gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition of non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material. For the purpose of this article, biomass includes both California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) eligible and non-eligible biomass as defined by the California Energy Commission.
Biomass means nonfossilized and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals, and microorganisms, including products, by-products, residues, and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related industries as well as the nonfossilized and biodegradable organic fractions of municipal wastewater and industrial waste, including gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic material.