Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fuel, such as biogas or biodiesel, that is produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass, vegetable oils, or treated municipal and industrial wastes.
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- noun Any fuel that is obtained from a
renewable biological resource , especially frombiomass
Etymologies
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Examples
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~ New 'biofuel cell' produces electricity from hydrogen in plain air -- "A pioneering biofuel cell that produces electricity from ordinary air spiked with small amounts of hydrogen offers significant potential as an inexpensive and renewable alternative to the costly platinum-based fuel cells that have dominated discussion about the hydrogen economy of the future, British scientists reported here today."
Speedlinking 3/27/07 William Harryman 2007
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In general, the term biofuel is associated with only a few select chemical compounds, especially ethanol (used exclusively as a gasoline replacement in spark-ignition engines) and very large methyl esters in biodiesel (used as a diesel fuel replacement in diesel engines).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In general, the term biofuel is associated with only a few select chemical compounds, especially ethanol (used exclusively as a gasoline replacement in spark-ignition engines) and very large methyl esters in biodiesel (used as a diesel fuel replacement in diesel engines).
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SG Biofuels Wins New Backers SG Biofuels Inc., which develops and produces seeds of the jatropha plant for use in biofuel, raised $9.4 million from new and returning investors.
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Sure diverting land once dedicated for food to crops for biofuel is a large part of the problem.
Archive 2008-04-01 Another Outspoken Female 2008
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Posted in biofuel, ethanol, global hunger, law of unintended consequences.
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Posted in biofuel, ethanol, global hunger, law of unintended consequences.
Biofuels And The Law Of Unintended Consequences « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Currently the only viable crop worth converting into biofuel is sugar cane.
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Its just that the word biofuel usually triggers some sort of rant response in my brain.
A bookish blog post | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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FRANKFURT -- Car makers Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG said they will take a minority stake in German biofuel company Choren Industries GmbH.
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