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biobased products

Definition: Biobased products are fuels, chemicals, materials, or electric power or heat produced from biomass. Including any energy, commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that utilizes biological products or renewable domestic agricultural (plant, animal, and marine) or forestry materials.
Definition Source: Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Ithaca, NY.
Used For: bio-based materials; bio-based products; biobased industrial products; biobased materials; biologically-based materials; biologically-based products; bioproducts
Spanish: productos bióticos

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