Bioenergy- Biomass.... what are the differences?

Question

whats the differerence between bio energy and bio mass?

Answer 1

bio-energy=exertion, bio-mass assuming you asking for conversion=point of conbustability

Answer 2

biomass:-

refers to living and recently dead biological material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown for use as biofuel, but it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat. Biomass may also include biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. It excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum.

Biomass is grown from several plants, including miscanthus, switchgrass, hemp, corn, poplar, willow and sugarcane.The particular plant used is usually not very important to the end products, but it does affect the processing of the raw material. Production of biomass is a growing industry as interest in sustainable fuel sources is growing

bioenergy:-

Bioenergy is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources. In its most narrow sense it is a synonym to biofuel, fuel derived from biological sources. In its broader sense it encompasses also biomass, the biological material used as a biofuel, as well as the social, economic, scientific and technical fields associated with using biological sources for energy

Answer 3

Bio mass is the physical collection of materiel such as, say, a straw bail.  The bail can be burned as fuel or, more efficiently, the sugars or oils extracted to make a biofuel such as bio diesel (from oil) or bioethanol (from sugars).  Anything that grows and can be processed into fuel is a biomass.

Bio energy, is the generic term for the energy released as a result of burning the biomass or burning the biofuel extracted from the biomass.

Answer 4

By definition, Bioenergy technologies use renewable resources to create energy such as electricity or fuels.    Biomass, simply, is material derived from recently living organisms.  It includes dedicated energy crops and trees, agricultural food and feed crops, agricultural crop wastes and residues, wood wastes and residues, aquatic plants, animal wastes, municipal wastes, and other waste materials.  The wide variety of biomass fuel sources includes algae; biogas made from anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste and animal waste; wood such as pulp/paper mill residue, urban wood waste, and forest residue; and energy crops.

     Biofuel can be broadly defined as solid, liquid, or gas fuel consisting of, or derived from biomass. Biofuels help meet transportation fuel needs. The most common types of biofuels are biodiesel; ethanol; methanol; methane from landfills and animal waste; and hydrogen.

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