Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004495",
  "term": "Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Cellulosic biomass ethanol means either of the following:(1) Ethanol derived from any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and includes any of the following:(i) Dedicated energy crops and trees.(ii) Wood and wood residues.(iii) Plants.(iv) Grasses.(v) Agricultural residues.(vi) Animal wastes and other waste materials, the latter of which may include waste materials that are residues (e.g., residual tops, branches, and limbs from a tree farm).(vii) Municipal solid waste\n\n2. Ethanol made at facilities at which animal wastes or other waste materials are digested or otherwise used onsite to displace 90 percent or more of the fossil fuel that is combusted to produce thermal energy integral to the process of making ethanol, by:(i) The direct combustion of the waste materials or a byproduct resulting from digestion of such waste materials (e.g., methane from animal wastes) to make thermal energy; and/or(ii) The use of waste heat captured from an off-site combustion process as a source of thermal energy.(b) Waste derived ethanol means ethanol derived from either of the following:(1) Animal wastes, including poultry fats and poultry wastes, and other waste materials.(2) Municipal solid waste.(c) Biogas means methane or other hydrocarbon gas produced from decaying organic material, including landfills, sewage waste treatment plants, and animal feedlots.(d) Renewable fuel.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 80.1101 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cellulosic-biomass-ethanol/"
}