Biofuels
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000743
Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material (biomass). Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000743 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | biofuel oils; biomass fuels |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Biobased products; Bioenergy; Fuels; Biorefining; Ethanol fuels; Energy crops; Bioenergy industry; Alternative fuels; Biological production; Biohydrogen; Algal oils; Biocathodes; Bioanodes; Microbial oils; Bioenergy cropping; Bioethanol; Biocoal; Agrofuels; Biobutanol; Pyrolysis oils; Biogas; Biodiesel |
| Translations | Spanish: biocombustibles |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000743",
"term": "Biofuels",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material (biomass). Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline.",
"synonyms": [
"biofuel oils",
"biomass fuels"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"biobased products",
"bioenergy",
"fuels",
"biorefining",
"ethanol fuels",
"energy crops",
"bioenergy industry",
"alternative fuels",
"biological production",
"biohydrogen",
"algal oils",
"biocathodes",
"bioanodes",
"microbial oils",
"bioenergy cropping",
"bioethanol",
"biocoal",
"agrofuels",
"biobutanol",
"pyrolysis oils",
"biogas",
"biodiesel"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "biocombustibles"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/biofuels/"
}
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