Biomass terms starting with O

5 terms

1. octane rating (octane number) A measure of a fuel’s resistance to self ignition, hence a measure as well of the antiknock properties of the fuel.
2. Organic compound An organic compound contains carbon chemically bound to hydrogen. Organic compounds often contain other elements (particularly O, N, halogens, or S).
3. oven dry ton An amount of wood that weighs 2000 lb at 0% moisture content.
4. Oxygenate A cleaner-burning additive in a fuel—usually containing hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. Examples are ethers and alchohols, such as ethanol and methanol.
5. Ozone Tropospheric ozone (ground-level ozone), or smog, is formed when volatile organic compounds, oxygen and nitrogen oxides react in the presence of sunlight.