- Biomass gas
- A medium Btu gas containing methane and carbon dioxide, resulting from the action of microorganisms on organic materials such as a landfill.U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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Biomass gas
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Biomass Gasification — The conversion of biomass into a gas, by biogasification (see above) or thermal gasification, in which hydrogen is produced from high temperature gasifying and low temperature pyrolysis of biomass … Energy terms
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