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WOODFUEL [4 records]

Record 1 2013-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
DEF

Gas produced from the gasification of solid and liquid woodfuels.

Key term(s)
  • gaseous wood-fuel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
DEF

Gaz produit par la gazéification de combustibles solides et liquides.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
DEF

Black liquor and ethanol, methanol and pyrolytic oil.

Key term(s)
  • liquid wood-fuel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
DEF

Liqueur noire et éthanol, méthanol et huile pyrolytique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Types of Wood
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
DEF

Wood - round, cleft or sawn, and generally otherwise refuse material - cut into short lengths or hogged (hog fuel) for burning.

CONT

Most wood fuel is used in the less developed southern countries ...

OBS

firewood: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Sortes de bois
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
DEF

Bois (ûches fendues ou sciées, rondins, etc.), utilisé à des fins de chauffage.

OBS

bois de feu; bois à brûler : termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos madereros
  • Tipos de madera
  • Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
  • Calefacción por combustibles sólidos
DEF

Madera utilizada como combustible procedente de residuos de elaboraciones diversas. Comprende ramas, raberones, trozas defectuosas o pequeñas, desperdicios de madera y pies cortados especialmente para ello, en largos adecuados a los hornos y hogares.

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Record 4 2008-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Recently, non-governmental agencies, especially churches, have been active in distributing seedlings, establishing fuelwood plantations and teaching people how to care for trees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Ces derniers temps, des organismes non gouvernementaux, notamment des organismes confessionnels, ont distribué des plants, établi des plantations de bois de feu et montré aux paysans comment entretenir les arbres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
  • Energía de la biomasa
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