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Examples of Biomass

Felled Trees
Felled Trees
Wood Chips
Wood Chips
Plant using wood chips
The Wheelabrator Shasta plant is powered by wood chips.
Paper Waste
Paper Waste
Sewage Plant
Sewage Plant
Corn Field
Corn Field
Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane
Algae
A biotechnologist examines a flask of oil made from microalgae.
All above images - Credit: Gretz, Warren; courtesy of DOE/NREL

Wood

  • Trees
  • Shrubs
  • Wood Residue
    Sawdust, bark, etc. from forest clearings and mills

Wastes

  • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
    Paper, food and yard wastes, platics, wood, and tires
  • Livestock Waste
  • Process Waste
  • Sewage

Crops

  • Starch crops
    Corn, wheat, and barley
  • Sugar crops
    Cane and beet
  • Forage crops
    Grasses, alfalfa, and clover
  • Oilseed crops
    soybean, sunflower, safflower

Aquatic Plants

  • Algae
  • Water weed
  • Water hyacinth
  • Reed and rushes

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