Biomass/Related Articles

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Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]
Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. ^[e]
Engineering [r]: a branch of engineering that uses chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems involving fuel, drugs, food, and many other products. ^[e]

Chemical engineering [r]: a branch of engineering that uses chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems involving fuel, drugs, food, and many other products ^[e]
Environmental engineering [r]: A field of engineering devoted to remediation of all forms of pollution. ^[e]
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
Gasification [r]: Add brief definition or description
Gas to liquids [r]: Add brief definition or description
Renewable energy [r]: Energy derived from natural processes that are regularly replenished and includes solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power, geothermal power, bioenergy, and biofuels. ^[e]

Biodiesel [r]: A substitute for petroleum-based diesel, made from biological products ^[e]
Biofuel [r]: Liquid and gaseous fuels which are in some way derived from biomass. ^[e]
Carbon [r]: Fourth most abundant chemical element in the Universe, with atomic number Z=6. ^[e]
Coal gasification [r]: Add brief definition or description
Diesel oil [r]: An oil derived from petroleum crude oil consisting of hydrocarbons having about 10 to 17 carbon atoms and a boiling range of about 175 to 345 °C (350 to 650 °F). ^[e]
Ethanol [r]: The chemical alcohol (C₂H₅OH) found in distilled spirits, wine and beer. ^[e]
Fossil fuel [r]: A substance such as coal, natural gas or petroleum with a high percentage of carbon that can be burned to produce heat or energy, whose extraction is destructive to the environment, whose burning pollutes the atmosphere, and whose supplies are finite and not renewable. ^[e]
Fossil fuel reforming [r]: Add brief definition or description
Hydrocarbon [r]: Add brief definition or description
Steam-methane reforming [r]: Add brief definition or description
Syngas [r]: Add brief definition or description
Synthetic natural gas [r]: Add brief definition or description