Look up: biofuel

1. Biofuel
   A fuel produced from dry organic matter or combustible oils produced by plants. Examples of biofuel include alcohol (from fermented sugar), bio diesel from vegetable oil and wood.
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2. biofuel
   biofuels are, as the name implies, renewable energy sources from living things; they are to be distinguished from fossil fuels which are also of biological origin but which are non-renew able (Energy primer, p.106) Category: The chemical industry
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3. biofuel
   A gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel that is rendered from raw biological material (plants, sewage, dry waste, cane sugar or wood pulp) through combustion or fermentation. ... There are a variety of ways to convert these bulky materials into fuels useful for industry and transport. The major biofuels pr...
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4. biofuel
   (from the article `Biofuels—The Next Great Source of Energy?`) A boom in the production of biofuel was under way in 2007, especially in the United States, where in January about 75 refineries for producing the ... The use of biofuels to substitute for fossil fuels as a way to combat global warming came under criticism in September ...
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5. biofuel
   biofuel 1. A solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel that is obtained from biological raw material; the conversion is accomplished through thermochemical or biological methods. 2. Gas such as methane or liquid fuel such as ethanol (ethyl alcohol) made from organic waste material, usually by microbial action....
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6. Biofuel
   Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material (biomass). Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors,
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7. Biofuel
   Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases. Although fossil fuels have their origin in ancient carbon fixation, they are not considered biofuel...
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8. biofuel
   A liquid fuel or blending component produced from dry organic matter or combustible oils produced by plants. Examples of biofuel include alcohol (from fermented sugar), black liquor from the paper manufacturing process, wood, soybean oil, and biodiesel.Biofuels are used primarily for transportation....
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9. biofuel
   Click images to enlargeAny solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel produced from organic (once living) matter, either directly from plants or indirectly from industrial, commercial, domestic, or agricultural wastes. There are three main methods for the development of biofuels: the burning of dry organic wastes (such as househo...
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10. biofuel
    the fuel produced by the chemical and/or biological processing of biomass. Biofuel will either be a solid (e.g. charcoal), liquid (e.g. ethanol) or gas (e.g. methane).
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