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biofuel, biomass fuel
1. A solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel that is obtained from biological raw material; the conversion is accomplished through thermochemical or biological methods.
2. Gas such as methane or liquid fuel such as ethanol (ethyl alcohol) made from organic waste material, usually by microbial action.
3. A renewable fuel, e.g., biodiesel, biogas, and methane, that is derived from biological matter.
2. Gas such as methane or liquid fuel such as ethanol (ethyl alcohol) made from organic waste material, usually by microbial action.
3. A renewable fuel, e.g., biodiesel, biogas, and methane, that is derived from biological matter.
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Liquid sources of energy and blending components produced from biomass feed-stocks, used primarily for transportation: Biofuel is a type of solid, gaseous, or liquid fuel, made without using petroleum, which can be used in an ordinary internal combustion engine.
Biofuels can be produced from such things as sugar cane and vegetable oil.
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(Algenol, an algae strain of microscopic plantlike organisms that feed off sunlight and carbon dioxide; a biofuel greener and cheaper than oil or corn-fed ethanol)