Definition of biomass Biomass
/bajˈʌmæs/ - [bayumats] - bi•o•mass
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What does biomass mean?
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NounPlural: biomasses |
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| biomass - the total mass of living matter in a given unit area | ||
| biomass - plant materials and animal waste used as fuel |
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- biomass (Noun)
The total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat etc. - biomass (Noun)
Vegetation used as a fuel, or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose.
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biomass
Biomass refers strictly speaking to the total weight of all the living things in an ecosystem. However, it has come to refer to the amount of plant and crop material that could be produced in an ecosystem for making biofuels and other raw materials used in industry, for example.\n(Source: WRIGHT)
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Biomass, in the energy production industry means living and recently living biological material which can be used as fuel or for industrial production.
Most commonly biomass means plant matter grown for use as biofuel, but also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat. Biomass may also include biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. It excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum. It is usually measured by dry weight.
The term biomass is especially useful for plants, where some internal structures may not always be considered living tissue, such as the wood (secondary xylem) of a tree.
Biofuels include bioethanol, biobutanol, biodiesel & biogas.
Biomass is grown from several plants, including switchgrass, hemp, corn, poplar, willow and sugarcane. The particular plant used is usually not very important to the end products, but it does affect the processing of the raw material.
Though biomass is a renewable fuel, its use can still contribute to global warming. This happens when the natural carbon equilibrium is disturbed; for example by deforestation or urbanization of green sites.
Biomass is part of the carbon cycle. Carbon from the atmosphere is converted into biological matter by photosynthesis. On decay or combustion the carbon goes back into the atmosphere. This happens over a relatively short timescale and plant matter used as a fuel can be constantly -
ecology
In ecology, biomass means the cumulation of living matter. That is, it is the total living biological material in a given area or of a biological community or group. Biomass is measured by weight, or by dry weight, per given area (usually measured per square metre or square kilometre).
The most successful animal, in terms of biomass, is the Antarctic krill, "Euphausia superba", with a biomass of probably over 500 million tons, roughly twice the total biomass of humans.
Biomass may also be a measure of the dried organic mass of an ecosystem.
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🔤- biomass, noun, singular of biomasses.
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