Biomass terms starting with C

17 terms

  1. cambium (pl.: cambia) A one or two cells thick layer of plant meristematic tissue, between the xylem and phloem tissues, which gives rise to secondary tissues…
  2. Capacity Your ability to make your mortgage payments on time. This depends on your income and income stability (job history and security), your assets and savings…
  3. Capital cost The total investment needed to complete a project and bring it to a commercially operable status. The cost of construction of a new plant.
  4. carbohydrate A sugar molecule. Carbohydrates can be small and simple (for example, glucose) or they can be large and complex (for example, polysaccharides such as…
  5. Carbon Dioxide (KAR-bun dy-OK-side) A colorless, odorless gas. It is a waste product made by the body.
  6. carbon monoxide (KAR-bun muh-NOK-side) A poisonous gas that has no color or odor. It is given off by burning fuel (as in exhaust from cars or household heaters) and…
  7. catalyst A substance that promotes a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy of a chemical reaction, but which itself remains unaltered at the end of…
  8. Cellulase Enzyme catalysing the breakdown of cellulose.
  9. CHIPS Woody material cut into short, thin wafers. Chips are used as a raw material for pulping and fiberboard or as biomass fuel.
  10. co-firing The use of a mixture of two fuels within the same combustion chamber.
  11. co-generation The technology of producing electric energy and another form of useful energy (usually thermal) for industrial, commercial, or domestic heating or cooling…
  12. Combustion The process of burning; the oxidation of a material by applying heat, which unites oxygen with a material or fuel.
  13. Combustion Air Air that provides the necessary oxygen for complete, clean combustion and maximum heating value.
  14. continuous fermentation A process in which cells or micro-organisms are maintained in culture in the exponential growth phase by the continuous addition of fresh medium that is…
  15. Coproducts The potentially useful byproducts of ethanol fermentation process.
  16. Corn stover Residue materials from harvesting corn consisting of the cob, leaves and stalk.
  17. cracking A reduction of molecular weight by breaking bonds, which may be done by thermal, catalytic, or hydrocracking.