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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021

Material use / Industrial material use

In “material use” the biomass serves as raw material for the (industrial) production of all kinds of goods as well as their direct use in products. This clearly distinguishes it from energy use, in which the biomass serves purely as an energy source.

Carus, M., Piotrowski, S., Raschka, A. et al., 2010, The development of instruments to support the material use of renewable raw materials in Germany (Summary), Nova-Institut, Hürth, Germany, October 2010.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature