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biocarbon

biocarbon noun: carbon existing in biomass or (especially) set loose from it by combustion.

Noun

biocarbon (uncountable)

  1. Carbon existing in biomass or (especially) set loose from it by combustion.
    • Banagrass has been examined in air blown gasification studies [30 ] and for metallurgical biocarbon production [4 ].2015 August 27, “Fast Pyrolysis Behavior of Banagrass as a Function of Temperature and Volatiles Residence Time in a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of biocarbon

From bio- + carbon.

Questions about biocarbon

What does biocarbon mean?
Biocarbon means carbon existing in biomass or (especially) set loose from it by combustion.
What part of speech is biocarbon?
Biocarbon is a noun.

Words near biocarbon in the dictionary

  1. biocapacity
  2. biocapital
  3. biocapitalism
  4. biocapsule
  5. biocapsules
  6. biocarbon
  7. biocarcinogen
  8. biocarcinogenic
  9. biocarcinogens
  10. biocarrier
  11. biocarriers

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