Bioenergy

Bioenergy

Energy produced from biomass or organic matter. Biomass may either be burned directly or converted into liquids or gaseous fuel.

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modern biofuels

Energy; Bioenergy

A term used to distinguish processed biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel from 'traditional biofuels', like dung or wood, which are usually burned in an unprocessed state to provide heat and energy.

pyrolysis

Energy; Bioenergy

A thermochemical process in which biomass is converted into liquid bio-oil, solid charcoal, and light gases (H2, CO, CH4, C2H2, C2H4). Depending on the operating conditions (temperature, heating ...

General Systems of Preferences (GSP)

Energy; Bioenergy

A trade policy instrument that gives developing countries preferred access to industrialized country markets, generally through lowered tariffs.

separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF)

Energy; Bioenergy

A two-step process used to convert biomass into alcohol where cellulase enzymes break down cellulose into sugars prior to the introduction of microbes for fermentation.

A type of anaerobic digester used to treat animal waste and produce biogas. Animal waste is flushed into a pool of water where organisms naturally present in manure and the environment decompose the ...

dry mill

Energy; Bioenergy

A type of starch-ethanol mill characterized by the method of milling grains prior to fermentation into ethanol. Dried grains are ground and all parts are introduced into the production process. ...

wet mill

Energy; Bioenergy

A type of starch-ethanol mill where grains are steeped in solutions of water and acid to break them down into separate products, such as oils, proteins, and purified starch. Wet-milling operations ...