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TERTIARY BIOMASS [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Tertiary biomass includes post consumer residues and wastes, such as fats, greases, oils, construction and demolition wood debris, other waste wood from the urban environments, as well as packaging wastes, municipal solid wastes, and landfill gases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Par des processus naturels (notamment la chaîne alimentaire) et constructifs (notamment la fermentation), la biomasse primaire peut être transformée en biomasse secondaire (ex. purin) et tertiaire (ex. biogaz).

OBS

La biomasse tertiaire comprend les résidus et les déchets post-consommation.

Spanish

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