Bioenergy

Bioenergy

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

Industry: Energy

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perennial

Energy; Bioenergy

A plant which lives for two or more years. Contrasted with annual plants that die after seeding.

biofuel plantation

Energy; Bioenergy

A plantation intended to grow plants as feedstocks for biofuel production. Such plantations may include corn, jatropha, palm oil, sugar cane, or other plants.

corn gluten

Energy; Bioenergy

A powdery by-product of the corn-milling process and ethanol production. It is high in protein and has been used as animal feed and as a natural herbicide.

switchgrass

Energy; Bioenergy

A prairie grass native to North America that holds considerable promise as a feedstock for cellulosic conversion into ethanol.

fumigation

Energy; Bioenergy

A process by which a carburetor, fuel injector, heated vaporizer, or mist generator is used to meter ethanol into a vehicle engine's air-intake manifold.

fuel atomization

Energy; Bioenergy

A process by which fuel atomizers, such as injectors or jets, deliver fuel in minute droplets to be mixed with air prior to combustion in an engine or turbine.