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biogas

biogas

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A gas that forms when plants, food waste, or animal waste break down with no air
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪoʊˌɡæs/
  • Specialized
: biogás
  • Excerpted from Biogas.

What are what are some of the problems you can see with biogas digesters based off of this cursory introduction to them?

Examples

  • Biogas

    Academic text (2002)
  • What are what are some of the problems you can see with biogas digesters based off of this cursory introduction to them?

  • Biogas will become just another part of the energy portfolio of companies, and this is a good thing.

    Blog text (10)
  • Biogas was collected in UV-resistant covers and conveyed to a compressor.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The ETOC lobby of the Americas and the Biogas lobby in Europe salute David Hanson of NASA.

    Blog text (14)
  • Biogas is reclaimed methane (CH4) from landfills or water treatment plants, rather than mined natural gas.

    Blog text (13)
  • Excerpted from Biogas from Municipal Solid Waste, IEA Bioenergy, Energy Recovery from MSW Task, Anaerobic Digestion Activity, 1996. (Resource Development

    Academic text (1996)
  • 2009: Year Two, first half: Rooftop Urban Biogas production to be integrated into Solar and Gardening Program by following in the footsteps of the successful ARTI model from India (see http: **35;6487;TOOLONG ... for details and diagrams).

    Blog text (10)
  • The new biogas plant converts organic material into fuel, helping to reduce waste and provide clean energy.

  • Farmers use biogas systems to convert animal waste into energy for heating and electricity.

Surface Forms

biogas singular
biogases plural

Morphology

biogas = gas (semi-transparent) = bio + gas

The word is clearly built from bio- plus gas, but the specialized meaning 'gas produced from organic matter' is slightly more technical than the parts alone.

Etymology

The word biogas combines bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and gas, so it literally means 'gas from living things'. That's why biogas is a fuel made when plants, food scraps, or manure break down without oxygen.